Rwagasore, Louis, prince, 1932-1961
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found: Institut Rwagasore. Cérémonies d'ouverture de l'Institut Rwagasore, 1989:p. 30 (Louis Rwagasore 1932-1961) (Le Prince Louis Rwagasore)
found: Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience, Second Edition, accessed April 20, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Rwagasore, Prince Louis; prince, political figure, nationalist; born 1930 in Gitega, Burundi; the eldest son of King Mwambutsa IV; studied politics and administration at the Institut Universitaire des Territories d'Outre-Mer in Antwerp, Belgium (1950s); was the administrator of the Butanyerera district, Burundi; became active in UPRONA, the leading nationalist party of Urundi, charismatic and inspiring speaker he built trans-ethnic support for the nationalist cause, was nicknamed "the Red Prince"; the colonial administration placed him under house arrest (1960); became the prime minister-designate (1961); was assassinated while dining at the Bon Accueil restaurant on banks of Lake Tanganyika; died 13 October 1961 in Lake Tanganyika, Burundi)
found: Wikipedia, July 15, 2016(Prince Louis Rwagasore: Crown Prince Louis Rwagasore (10 January 1932 -13 October 1961) is Burundi's national and independence hero. He was a Burundi nationalist and prime minister.)
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