List of presidents of Burundi

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Évariste Ndayishimiye
since 18 June 2020
Term length7 years, limited to two terms.[a]
Inaugural holderMichel Micombero
Formation28 November 1966
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This article lists the 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 nine people have served as President of Burundi (not counting one acting president and one head of state in rebellion). Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, served on two non-consecutive occasions.

The current president of Burundi is Évariste Ndayishimiye, since 18 June 2020.

Key[]

Political parties
Other factions
  •   Military
Status
  •   Acting President
  •   In rebellion

List of officeholders[]

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Elected Term of office Ethnic group Political party Prime minister(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Prime Minister Micombero in 1966.png Michel Micombero
(1940–1983) 		— 28 November 1966 1 November 1976
(deposed.) 		9 years, 339 days Tutsi Military /
UPRONA 		Nyamoya
2 Visit of Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President and Minister for Defence of Brurundi, to the CEC (cropped).tif Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
(1946–2016)
[b] 		1984 1 November 1976 3 September 1987
(deposed.) 		10 years, 306 days Tutsi Military /
UPRONA 		Nzambimana
3 Pierre Buyoya at Chatham House 2013 crop.jpg Pierre Buyoya
(1949–2020)
[c] 		— 3 September 1987 10 July 1993 5 years, 310 days Tutsi Military /
UPRONA 		Sibomana
4 Melchior Ndadaye.png Melchior Ndadaye
(1953–1993) 		1993 10 July 1993 21 October 1993
(assassinated.) 		103 days Hutu FRODEBU Kinigi
No image.png François Ngeze
(born 1953)
[d] 		— 21 October 1993 27 October 1993 6 days Hutu Military /
UPRONA
– Sylvie Kinigi at Bujumbura airport, 1993.jpg Sylvie Kinigi
(born 1953)
[e] 		— 27 October 1993 5 February 1994 101 days Tutsi UPRONA Herself
5 Cyprien Ntaryamira at a FRODEBU rally.jpg Cyprien Ntaryamira
(1955–1994) 		— 5 February 1994 6 April 1994
(assassinated.) 		60 days Hutu FRODEBU Kinigi
Kanyenkiko
6 Visit of Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, President of Burundi, to the EC (cropped).jpg Sylvestre Ntibantunganya
(born 1956) 		— 6 April 1994 1 October 1994 2 years, 110 days Hutu FRODEBU Kanyenkiko
Nduwayo
1 October 1994 25 July 1996
(deposed.)
(3) Pierre Buyoya at Chatham House 2013 crop.jpg Pierre Buyoya
(1949–2020) 		— 25 July 1996 11 June 1998 6 years, 279 days Tutsi UPRONA Ndimira
11 June 1998 30 April 2003 Position abolished
7 Domitien Ndayizeye, President of Burundi (2) (cropped).jpg Domitien Ndayizeye
(born 1951) 		— 30 April 2003 26 August 2005 2 years, 118 days Hutu FRODEBU
8 President Nkurunziza of Burundi (6920275109) (cropped).jpg Pierre Nkurunziza
(1964–2020) 		2005
2010
2015 		26 August 2005 8 June 2020
(died in office.) [3] 		14 years, 287 days Hutu CNDD–FDD
9 Evariste Ndayishimiye (cropped).jpg Évariste Ndayishimiye
(born 1968) 		2020 18 June 2020 [4] Incumbent 1 year, 254 days Hutu CNDD–FDD Bunyoni

Timeline[]

Évariste NdayishimiyePierre NkurunzizaDomitien NdayizeyeSylvestre NtibantunganyaCyprien NtaryamiraSylvie KinigiFrançois NgezeMelchior NdadayePierre BuyoyaJean-Baptiste BagazaMichel Micombero

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ However, Nkurunziza was elected for a third term, as the Constitutional Court considered that first, indirectly elected term, did not count towards the limit.[1]
  2. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council until 10 November 1976.
  3. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Salvation until 9 September 1987.
  4. ^ Styled as Chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation; in rebellion.
  5. ^ On 8 November 1993 the Constitutional Court ruled that "the government acting collegially" assumed the responsibilities of the interim presidency until a new president could be elected.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Burundi's constitution amendment process going well before referendum: Minister - Xinhua | English.news.cn".
  2. ^ La Cour constitutionnelle de la République du Burundi siegeant en matiere de constatation de la vacance du poste de Président de la République a rendu l'arret suivant, Constitutional Court of Burundi, 8 November 1993, retrieved 22 September 2021 – via Great Lakes of Africa Centre
  3. ^ "Outgoing Burundian president Pierre Nkurunziza dies". National Post. Reuters. 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  4. ^ Burundi: la Cour constitutionnelle ordonne l'intronisation du président élu

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