Buruntuma

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.^{[citation needed]}

Buruntuma
Village
Border post at Buruntuma
Buruntuma Location in Guinea-Bissau
Coordinates: 12°26′N 13°39′W
Country	Guinea-Bissau
Region	Gabú Region
Sector	Piche
Time zone	UTC+0 (GMT)

History

On 24 February 1970, a group of terrorists attacked Buruntuma with heavy guns and grenades; it became known as the "Buruntuma massacre".^[1]