Buruntuma is a village in the
Gabú Region of north-eastern
Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to Guinea-Bissau–Senegal border, its north and Guinea to Guinea–Guinea-Bissau b ...
. It lies on the
border
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with
Guinea
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, to the southeast of
Canquelifá.
History
On 24 February 1970, a group of terrorists attacked Buruntuma with heavy guns and grenades; it became known as the "Buruntuma massacre".
References
External links
Maplandia World Gazetteer
Populated places in Guinea-Bissau
Gabu region
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