President of Burundi | |
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Abakuru W'igihugu ca Uburundi (
Kirundi) Président du Burundi ( French) | |
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 |
Burundi portal |
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.
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) [b] |
1984 | 1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 ( deposed.) |
10 years, 306 days | Tutsi |
Military / UPRONA |
Nzambimana | |
3 |
Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) [c] |
— | 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 | |
François Ngeze (born 1953) [d] |
— | 21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | 6 days | Hutu |
Military / UPRONA |
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Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953) [e] |
— | 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 | |
6 |
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 (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 (born 1951) |
— | 30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | 2 years, 118 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | ||
8 |
Pierre Nkurunziza (1964–2020) |
2005 2010 2015 |
26 August 2005 | 8 June 2020 ( died in office.) [3] |
14 years, 287 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | ||
Vacant (8 – 18 June 2020) | |||||||||
9 |
Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) |
2020 | 18 June 2020 [4] | Incumbent | 3 years, 314 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD |
Bunyoni Ndirakobuca |