ocr: From the 16th century, . Burundi formerly Urundi) was ruledby the minority Tutsi with the majority Hutu as their serfs. Merged with Rwanda, Burundi was controlledby Germany from 1884 and by Belgium from 1919. - 1946 UN trust - territory. 1959 Split from Rwanda. 1961 UN-supervised elections won by Tutsi UPRUNA party. - - . 1962 Independence. - 1966 Army coup. Monarchy overthrown; becomes a republic. - 1972 150,000 Hutu massacred by Iutsi. 1988 20,000 Hutu massacred. 1993 June: first free presidential elections. Uctober, army coup; President Ndadaye assassinated.
