The
small African nation of Burundi declared its freedom from Belgium on
this date in 1962—but after that was a lot of war and violence
among the various peoples and groups in the nation. Partly because of
this violence, Burundi is one of the poorest nations in the world,
with 80% (more than three quarters!) of the population living in
poverty!
“Freedom”
and “democracy” are not necessarily easy to achieve. Certainly,
declaring a nation free or democratic doesn't make it so. In
Burundi's case, corruption undermines the “rule of law,” and
continuing violence between ethnic groups makes it hard to pull
together to face other horrible problems such as the HIV/AIDS
epidemic and food shortages.
Of
course, no matter how sad a nation's economic and political
situation, every nation has its natural beauties and cultural riches.
Check out this tourism video to learn about Burundi's!  |
| Burundi is landlocked but borders the huge Lake Tanganyika! |
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