Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword ix
4. Contributor ix
5. Preface xi
6. Acknowledgments xvii
7. Some Notes on the Text xix
8. 1. The Coup: Burundi’s Army Kills Its President 1
9. 2. Burundi’s Tortured History, Its Champion of Democracy, and Its Legacy of Assassination 22
10. 3. From Washington to Burundi 43
11. 4. The Embassy and the Countryside: Massacres Explored 52
12. 5. Government at a Standstill 71
13. 6. Christmas in Bujumbura: Grenades, Gunfire, and Curfew 77
14. 7. Quiet Heroes 87
15. 8. No White Hats for the Rwandan Patriotic Army 104
16. 9. Telling the Truth Draws Threats of Assassination 113
17. 10. Democracy Eaten Away: The Crocodile Is Never Satisfied 139
18. 11. The Standoff 145
19. 12. A Life of Contrast 152
20. 13. The Convent and the Camp 158
21. 14. Burundi at War and at Peace, and from the Sk y 167
22. 15. The Dark Curtain: A Family Divided 175
23. 16. Gasorwe: Hundreds Massacred and a Reporter Murdered 184
24. 17. Vortex of Violence 204
25. 18. Ambushed on a Mountain Road 228
26. 19. Interlude: Three Missionaries 246
27. 20. Ep iphany: Going Home 255
28. 21. Conclusion 266
29. Notes 291
30. Index 295