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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
[https://www.mae.gov.bi/en/ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation]<br> | |||
Boulevard de la Liberté n°15<br> | |||
B.P 1840 Bujumbura-Burundi<br> | |||
Telephone: +257 22250678<br> | |||
+257 22229312<br> | |||
Fax: +257 22223970<br> | |||
Email: [mailto:info@mae.gov.bi info@mae.gov.bi]<br> | |||
Directorate General of Territorial Administration at the Ministry of the Interior and Patriotic Training | Directorate General of Territorial Administration at the Ministry of the Interior and Patriotic Training | ||
Director, Department of Population | Director, Department of Population (as of 30 March 2024 contact information has not been found)<br> | ||
Registrar: communal administrator or in his absence, the deputy officer | Registrar: communal administrator or in his absence, the deputy officer | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images ($)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation
Boulevard de la Liberté n°15
B.P 1840 Bujumbura-Burundi
Telephone: +257 22250678
+257 22229312
Fax: +257 22223970
Email: info@mae.gov.bi
Directorate General of Territorial Administration at the Ministry of the Interior and Patriotic Training
Director, Department of Population (as of 30 March 2024 contact information has not been found)
Registrar: communal administrator or in his absence, the deputy officer
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
The area of Burundi was colonized by Germany in 1885. In 1903 the territory was incorporated into German East Africa. In 1919 it became part of the Belgian colony of Ruanda-Urundi. On 1 July 1962 this colony became two independent nations, Rwanda and Burundi.[1]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Sex
- Date of birth
- Date of registration
- Place of the birth
- Place of registration
- Mother's age
- Mother's place of usual residence
- Mother's occupation
- Mother's citizenship
- Father's age
- Father's place of usual residence
- Father's occupation
- Father's citizenship[2]
Marriage Records
- Date of birth or age of bride
- Place of usual residence of bride
- Date of birth or age of groom
- Place of usual residence of groom
- Date and place of marriage[2]
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Sex
- Age
- Place of birth
- Place of usual residence
- Occupation
- Name of parents
- Name of spouse
- Date of death
- Date of registration
- Place of occurrence
- Place of registration[2]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "German East Africa," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_East_Africa, accessed 12 July 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Burundi, accessed 6 November 2020. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."