List of Presidents of Burundi
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| Term length | 5 years, limited to two terms.[1][2] |
| Inaugural holder | Michel Micombero |
| Formation | 28 November 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Burundi |
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This is a list of Presidents of Burundi since the formation of the post of President of Burundi in 1966 (following the November coup d'état), to the present day.
A total of eight people have served as President of Burundi (not counting one Acting President and one head of state in rebellion). Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current President of Burundi is Pierre Nkurunziza, since 26 August 2005.
Key
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting President
- In rebellion
Presidents of Burundi
| № | President (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Elected | Ethnic affiliation | Political affiliation | Prime Minister(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | ||||||||
| 1 | Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
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28 November 1966 | 1 November 1976 (deposed.) |
– | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nyamoya | |
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016)[3] |
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1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 (deposed.) |
1984 | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nzambimana | |
| 3 | Pierre Buyoya (1949–)[4] |
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3 September 1987 | 10 July 1993 | – | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Sibomana | |
| 4 | Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993) |
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10 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 (assassinated.) |
1993 | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi | |
| François Ngeze [5] |
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21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | – | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
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| – | Sylvie Kinigi (1953–) |
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27 October 1993 | 5 February 1994 | – | Tutsi | UPRONA | Herself | |
| 5 | Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994) |
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5 February 1994 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) |
– | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi Kanyenkiko | |
| 6 | Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956–) |
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6 April 1994 | 1 October 1994 | – | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kanyenkiko Nduwayo | |
| 1 October 1994 | 25 July 1996 (deposed.) | ||||||||
| (3) | Pierre Buyoya (1949–) |
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25 July 1996 | 11 June 1998 | – | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndimira | |
| 11 June 1998 | 30 April 2003 | Position abolished | |||||||
| 7 | Domitien Ndayizeye (1953–) |
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30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | – | Hutu | FRODEBU | ||
| 8 | Pierre Nkurunziza (1963–) |
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26 August 2005 | 2005, 2010, 2015 | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | |||
Latest election
Main article: Burundian presidential election, 2015
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
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| Pierre Nkurunziza | CNDD–FDD | 1,961,510 | 69.41 |
| Agathon Rwasa | Independents of Hope | 536,625 | 18.99 |
| Gerard Nduwayo | Union for National Progress | 60,380 | 2.14 |
| Jean Minani | Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri | 38,554 | 1.36 |
| Jacques Bigirimana | National Forces of Liberation | 28,609 | 1.01 |
| Domitien Ndayizeye | National Rally for Reform | 19,996 | 0.71 |
| Jean De Dieu Mutabazi | Coalition for Peace in Africa | 4,436 | 0.16 |
| Sylvestre Ntibantunganya | Gira Ijambo | 3,952 | 0.14 |
| Invalid | 103,420 | 3.66 | |
| Abstain | 68,590 | 2.43 | |
| Total | 2,826,072 | 100 | |
| Registered voters/turnout | 3,848,119 | 73.44 | |
| Source: Adam Carr | |||
See also
Footnotes
- ↑ However the incumbent has just been elected for a third term
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-33658796
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council until 10 November 1976
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Salvation until 9 September 1987
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation, in rebellion
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