Arusha Peace and Reconciliation Agreement for Burundi
28 August 2000

Table of Contents

Text of the Agreement

Signatory Parties

Cosignatories

Protocol I: Nature of the Burundi Conflict, Problems of Genocide and Exclusion and Their Solutions

Preamble

Chapter I: Nature and Historical Causes of the Conflict

Article 1: Precolonial period
Article 2: Colonial period
Article 3: Post-colonial period
Article 4: Nature of the Burundi conflict

Chapter II: Solutions

Article 5: General political measures
Article 6: Principles and measures relating to genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity
Article 7: Principles and measures relating to exclusion
Article 8: Principles and measures relating to national Reconciliation

Protocol II: Democracy and Good Governance

Preamble

Chapter I: Constitutional Principles of the Definitive Constitution

Article 1: Fundamental values
Article 2: General principles
Article 3: Charter of Fundamental Rights
Article 4: Political parties
Article 5: Elections
Article 6: The Legislature
Article 7: The Executive
Article 8: Local government
Article 9: The Judiciary
Article 10: The Administration
Article 11: The defence and security forces

Chapter II: Transitional Arrangements

Article 12: Objectives
Article 13: Duration of the transition
Article 14: Political parties during the transition
Article 15: Transitional institutions
Article 16: Legal and administrative continuity
Article 17: Judicial and administrative reforms
Article 18: Combating impunity during the transition
Article 19: Defence and security forces
Article 20: Elections
Article 21: Amendment of the transitional arrangement
Article 22: Interim period

Protocol III: Peace and Security For All

Preamble

Chapter I: Peace and Security For All

Article 1: Principles of peace and security for all
Article 2: Causes of the violence and insecurity in Burundi
Article 3: Persons and agents responsible for the insecurity and violence
Article 4: Nature of the insecurity and violence
Article 5:Manifestations of the insecurity and violence
Article 6: Consequences of the insecurity and violence
Article 7: Victims of the insecurity and violence
Article 8: Protection of the inalienable rights of the human person
Article 9: Security-related regional and international issues

Chapter II: The Defence and Security Forces

Article 10: Principles relating to the defence and security forces
Article 11: Principles of organization of the defence and security forces
Article 12: Missions of the defence and security forces
Article 13: Structures of the defence and security forces
Article 14: Composition of the defence and security forces
Article 15: Size of the defence and security forces
Article 16: Balances within the defence and security forces
Article 17: Recruitment
Article 18: Training
Article 19: Organic laws, regulatory texts and disciplinary system
Article 20: Names of the defence and security forces
Article 21: Demobilization
Article 22: Military or compulsory civic service
Article 23: National, regional, and international environment
Article 24: Security partners

Chapter III: Permanent Ceasefire and Cessation of Hostilities

Article 25: Definitions
Article 26: General principles
Article 27: Verification and supervision
Article 28: Ceasefire implementation timetable

Protocol IV: Reconstruction and Development

Preamble

Chapter I: Rehabilitation and Resettlement of Refugees and Sinistres

Article 1: Definitions
Article 2: Principles governing return, settlement and Reintegration
Article 3: Preparatory activities
Article 4: Guidelines governing resettlement and integration
Article 5: Returnees in their country of asylum
Article 6: Other actions
Article 7: Access and safety of international personnel
Article 8: Issues relating to land and other property
Article 9: National Fund for Sinistrés
Article 10: Vulnerable groups

Chapter II: Physical and Political Reconstruction

Article 11: Reconstruction programme
Article 12: Physical reconstruction
Article 13: Political reconstruction

Chapter III: Economic and Social Development

Article 14: Development programme
Article 15: Principal objectives
Article 16: Guidelines governing development
Article 17: Implementation

Protocol V: Guarantees on Implementation of the Agreement

Preamble

Article 1: Acceptance and support of the Agreement by the Burundian people
Article 2: Transitional institutions
Article 3: Implementation Monitoring Committee
Article 4: The Facilitator
Article 5: Commissions
Article 6: Genocide, war crimes and other crimes against humanity
Article 7: Role of the international community
Article 8: Peacekeeping
Article 9: Financial guarantees
Article 10: Role of the region

Annexes

Annex I: Pledge by participating parties

Annex II: Structure of the National Police Force

Annex III: Ceasefire Agreement

Annex IV: Report of Committee IV

Annex V: Implementation Timetable

Appendices

Appendix I: Explanatory commentary on Protocol II

I: Summary of constitutional and transitional proposals for Burundi

A.General remarks
B. Summary of proposals
C. Transitional arrangements
D. Amendment of the proposals

II: Comments on individual points in the proposals

Appendix II: Attendance at the Signing Ceremony

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Posted by USIP Library on: February 4, 2002
Source Name: Text of agreement from the U.S. Department of State. Faxed to D.C. from the U.S. Embassy in Bujumbura, Burundi
Date faxed/received: Faxed on August 31, 2000-September 1, 2000; print copy received by USIP Library on March 1, 2001
Date digitized: November 7, 2001

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