List of presidents of Burundi facts for kids
Quick facts for kids President of Burundi |
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Coat of arms of Burundi
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| Term length | 7 years, limited to two terms. |
| Inaugural holder | Michel Micombero |
| Formation | 28 November 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Burundi |
| Website | Official Website: http://www.presidence.gov.bi/ |
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 in the office. Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, served on two non-consecutive occasions.
The current president of Burundi is Évariste Ndayishimiye, since 18 June 2020.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
Union for National Progress (UPRONA) Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU) National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD)
- Other factions
Military
- Status
Acting President In rebellion
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | Prime minister(s) | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
— | 28 November 1966 | 1 November 1976 (deposed.) |
9 years, 339 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nyamoya |
| 2 |  |
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016) |
1984 | 1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 (deposed.) |
10 years, 306 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nzambimana |
| 3 |  |
Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) |
— | 3 September 1987 | 10 July 1993 | 5 years, 310 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Sibomana |
| 4 |  |
Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993) |
1993 | 10 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 (assassinated.) |
103 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi |
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François Ngeze (born 1953) |
— | 21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | 6 days | Hutu | Military / UPRONA |
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Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953) |
— | 27 October 1993 | 5 February 1994 | 101 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Herself |
| 5 |  |
Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994) |
— | 5 February 1994 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) |
60 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi Kanyenkiko |
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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.) |
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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 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Domitien Ndayizeye (born 1951) |
— | 30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | 2 years, 118 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | |
| 8 | _(cropped).jpg) |
Pierre Nkurunziza (1964–2020) |
2005 2010 2015 |
26 August 2005 | 8 June 2020 (died in office.) |
14 years, 287 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | |
| Vacant (8 – 18 June 2020) | |||||||||
| 9 | .jpg) |
Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) |
2020 | 18 June 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 195 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Bunyoni Ndirakobuca |
Timeline
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Gobernantes de Burundi para niños
- Politics of Burundi
- List of kings of Burundi
- President of Burundi
- Vice-President of Burundi
- Prime Minister of Burundi
- List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
- List of colonial residents of Burundi
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