List of presidents of Burundi
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.
| President of the Republic of Burundi | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Term length | 7 years, limited to two terms.[a] |
| Inaugural holder | Michel Micombero |
| Formation | 28 November 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Burundi |
| Website | Official Website |
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.
Pierre Nkurunziza was president, elected in 2005, however he died in office in 2020.
Key
- Political parties
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- Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)
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- Other factions
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- Status
- Acting President
- In rebellion
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||
| 1 | 
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Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
— | 28 November 1966 | 1 November 1976 (deposed.) | |
| 2 | 
|
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016) [b] |
1984 | 1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 (deposed.) | |
| 3 | 
|
Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) [c] |
— | 3 September 1987 | 10 July 1993 | |
| 4 | 
|
Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993) |
1993 | 10 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 (assassinated.) | |
| 5 |
|
François Ngeze (born 1953) [d] |
— | 21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | |
| 6 | 
|
Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953) |
— | 27 October 1993 | 5 February 1994 | |
| 7 | 
|
Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994) |
— | 5 February 1994 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) | |
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Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born 1956) |
— | 6 April 1994 | 1 October 1994 | |
| 1 October 1994 | 25 July 1996 (deposed.) | |||||
| (3) |
|
Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) |
— | 25 July 1996 | 11 June 1998 | |
| 11 June 1998 | 30 April 2003 | |||||
| 9 | 
|
Domitien Ndayizeye (born 1951) |
— | 30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | |
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Pierre Nkurunziza (1964–2020) |
2005 2010 2015 |
26 August 2005 | 1 May 2015 | |
| 11 | Godefroid Niyombare
(1969–) |
— | 1 May 2015 | 26 August 2015 | ||
| (10) |
|
Pierre Nkurunziza
(1964–2000) |
2015 | 26 August 2015 | 8 June 2020
(died in office.) | |
| 12 | Gaston Sindimwo
(1965–) |
— | 8 June 2020 | 8 June 2020 | ||
| 13 | Joseph Butore
(1969–) |
— | 8 June 2020 | 10 June 2020 | ||
| 14 |
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Pascal Nyabenda (1966–) |
— | 10 June 2020 | 18 June 2020 | |
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Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) |
2020 | 18 June 2020 | Incumbent | |
List Of Presidents Of Burundi Media
Prime Minister Michel Micombero at the crowning ceremony of Ntare V
Finn Olav Gundelach, Member of the CEC in charge of Agriculture and Fisheries, received Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President of Brurundi and Minister for Defense.
President of Burundi Pierre Buyoya
President Melchior Ndadaye, first democratically elected and first Hutu President of Burundi, delivering a speech on "New Burundi" (Uburundi Bushasha)
Sylvie Kinigi at Bujumbura airport in 1993
Cyprien Ntaryamira at a FRODEBU rally in 1993
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, President of Burundi
Pierre Buyoya, African Union Special Representative, Mali and the Sahel; President of Burundi (1987-1993, 1996-2003) at the Chatham House event African Union Perspectives on Mali and the Sahel, 26 March 2013
Domitien Ndayizeye.
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Notes
- ↑ However, Nkurunziza was elected for a third term.[1]
- ↑ 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.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Burundi's constitution amendment process going well before referendum: Minister - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-06.