List of Presidents of Burundi
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| President of the Republic of Burundi |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Michel Micombero |
| Formation | 28 November 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Burundi |
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[edit] List of Presidents of Burundi
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)
| Tenure | Portrait | Incumbent | Affiliation | Notes |
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| The Republic of Burundi (Republika y’Burundi) (République du Burundi) | ||||
| 28 November 1966 to 1 November 1976 | Michel Micombero, President | Mil/UPRONA | Tutsi; deposed in the 1976 coup d'état | |
| 2 November 1976 to 10 November 1976 | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council | Mil/UPRONA | Tutsi; deposed in the 1987 coup d'état | |
| 10 November 1976 to 3 September 1987 | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President | |||
| 3 September 1987 to 9 September 1987 | Pierre Buyoya, Chairman of the Military Committee of National Salvation | Mil/UPRONA | Tutsi; 1st Term | |
| 9 September 1987 to 10 July 1993 | Pierre Buyoya, President | |||
| 10 July 1993 to 21 October 1993 | Melchior Ndadaye, President | FRODEBU | Hutu; assassinated in the 1993 attempted coup d'état | |
| 21 October 1993 to 27 October 1993 | François Ngeze, Chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation | Mil | Hutu; in rebellion | |
| 27 October 1993 to 5 February 1994 | Sylvie Kinigi, Acting President | UPRONA | ♀; Tutsi | |
| 5 February 1994 to 6 April 1994 | Cyprien Ntaryamira, President | FRODEBU | Hutu; assassinated | |
| 6 April 1994 to 25 July 1996 | Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, President | FRODEBU | Hutu; deposed in the 1996 coup d'état | |
| 25 July 1996 to 30 April 2003 | Pierre Buyoya, President | UPRONA | Tutsi; 2nd Term | |
| 30 April 2003 to 26 August 2005 | Domitien Ndayizeye, President | FRODEBU | Hutu | |
| 26 August 2005 to Present |  |
Pierre Nkurunziza, President | CNDD-FDD | Hutu |
[edit] Affiliations
| CNDD-FDD | Conseil National Pour la Défense de la Démocratie–Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie |
| (National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Defense of Democracy) - Predominantly Hutu | |
| FRODEBU | Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi |
| (Front for Democracy in Burundi) - Hutu emancipatory | |
| UPRONA | Union pour le Progrès National |
| (Union of National Progress) - authoritarian, estd.1957, from 1962 mainly ethnic Tutsi, dissolved 1987-1990 | |
| PALIPEHUTU | Parti Libération du Peuple Hutu |
| (Party for the Liberation of Hutu People) - Hutu emancipatory | |
| PDC | Parti Démocrate Chrétien |
| (Christian Democratic Party) - conservative | |
| UPP | Union des Partis Populaires |
| (Union of People’s Parties) | |
| Mil | Military |
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[edit] Latest election
Main article: Burundian presidential election, 2010
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage |
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| CNDD-FDD | Pierre Nkurunziza | 2,479,483 | 91.62% |
| Against | 226,919 | 8.38% | |
| Valid votes | 2,706,402 | 98.93% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 29,356 | 1.07% | |
| Total (turnout: 76.98%) | 2,735,758 | 100.00% | |
| Electorate | 3,553,372 | ||
| Source: AFP, People's Daily Online | |||
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