Urundi

/ ʊˈrʊndɪ /

noun

1. the former name (until 1962) of Burundi

Example Sentences

Belgian-baiting Crown Prince and newly elected Premier of Urundi, southern half of the trust territory of Ruanda-Urundi, which is scheduled for independence in 1962; of an assassin's bullet; in Usumbura, Urundi.

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The last thing they wanted was for Brussels to push through its new plan to set up elected parliaments in Ruanda and Urundi and turn the two territories into constitutional kingdoms.

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Belgium continued to rule Ruanda and Urundi through a master tribe of willowy African giants named the Watutsis.

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Hoare's plan was to send a diversionary column of 100 mercenaries under Major Alastair Wicks up the road from Albertville in the south while his main assault force�160 men�stormed ashore from an "invasion fleet" composed of one ancient gunboat, the lake steamer Urundi, two barges and five patrol boats.

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Moving west to Usumbura, in the Belgian-administered trust territory of Ruanda Urundi, Graham spoke to what he said was one of the toughest groups he had ever had to handle�a noisy, restless crowd of 5,000.

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