Buruntuma | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Guinea-Bissau |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Guinea-Bissau |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Guinea-Bissau |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Gabú Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Sector |
Subdivision Name2: | Piche |
Timezone: | GMT |
Utc Offset: | +0 |
Coordinates: | 12.4333°N -52°W |
Buruntuma is a village in the Gabú Region of north-eastern Guinea-Bissau. It lies on the border with Guinea, to the southeast of Canquelifá.
On 24 February 1970, a group of terrorists attacked Buruntuma with heavy guns and grenades; it became known as the "Buruntuma massacre".[1]