Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide put forth effort to clarify the matter for members of the Bagaza government, but letters, visits to the embassies of Burundi in France and Belgium, and meetings with government officials in Burundi all proved fruitless.
परन्तु १९७६ में सैनिक विद्रोह हुआ जिसमें जीन - बेप्टीस्टी बागज़ा को राष्ट्रपति बना दिया गया ।