Prime Minister of Burundi
Prime Minister of Burundi | |
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Appointer | King of Burundi (1961–1966) President of Burundi (1966–1998, 2020–present) |
Formation | 26 January 1961 23 June 2020 (restored) |
First holder | Joseph Cimpaye |
Abolished | 12 June 1998 – 23 June 2020 |
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This article lists the prime ministers of Burundi since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Burundi in 1961 until the present day. The office of Prime Minister was abolished in 1998, and reinstated in 2020 with the appointment of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni.
A total of fifteen people have served as Prime Minister of Burundi (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, two persons, Pierre Ngendandumwe and Albin Nyamoya, have served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Key
- Political parties
- Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
- Other factions
- Status
- Acting Prime Minister
List of officeholders
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | Head of state (King/President) | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
Kingdom of Burundi (part of Ruanda-Urundi) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:Union of People's Parties/meta/color; color:white;"| 1 | Joseph Cimpaye (1932–1972) |
26 January 1961 | 28 September 1961 | 245 days | Hutu | UPP | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 2 | Louis Rwagasore (1932–1961) |
28 September 1961 | 13 October 1961 (assassinated.) |
15 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 3 | André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
20 October 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 254 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
Kingdom of Burundi (independent country) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| (3) | André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
1 July 1962 | 10 June 1963 | 344 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 4 | Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
18 June 1963 | 6 April 1964 | 293 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 5 | Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001) |
6 April 1964 | 7 January 1965 | 276 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| (4) | Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
7 January 1965 | 15 January 1965 (assassinated.) |
8 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| – | Pié Masumbuko (1931–) |
15 January 1965 | 26 January 1965 | 11 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 6 | Joseph Bamina (1925–1965) |
26 January 1965 | 30 September 1965 | 247 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 7 | Léopold Biha (1919–2003) [a] |
13 October 1965 | 8 July 1966 (deposed.) |
268 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Mwambutsa IV | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 8 | Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
11 July 1966 | 28 November 1966 (become President.) |
140 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Ntare V | |
Republic of Burundi | ||||||||
Post abolished (28 November 1966 – 15 July 1972) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| (5) | Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001) |
15 July 1972 | 5 June 1973 | 325 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Micombero | |
Post abolished (5 June 1973 – 12 November 1976) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 9 | Édouard Nzambimana (1945–2015) |
12 November 1976 | 13 October 1978 | 1 year, 335 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Bagaza | |
Post abolished (13 October 1978 – 19 October 1988) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 10 | Adrien Sibomana (1953–) |
19 October 1988 | 10 July 1993 | 4 years, 264 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Buyoya | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 11 | Sylvie Kinigi (1953–) |
10 July 1993 | 7 February 1994 | 212 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndadaye Herself Ntaryamira | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 12 | Anatole Kanyenkiko (1952–) |
7 February 1994 | 22 February 1995 | 1 year, 15 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ntaryamira Ntibantunganya | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 13 | Antoine Nduwayo (1942–) |
22 February 1995 | 31 July 1996 [b] |
1 year, 160 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ntibantunganya | |
style="background:Template:Union for National Progress/meta/color; color:white;"| 14 | Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (1956–) |
31 July 1996 | 12 June 1998 | 1 year, 316 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Buyoya | |
Post abolished (12 June 1998 – 23 June 2020) | ||||||||
style="background:Template:National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy/meta/color; color:white;"| 15 | Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (1972–) |
23 June 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 325 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Ndayishimiye |
See also
Notes
- ^ Served at the time of the 1965 coup d'état attempt.
- ^ Resigned following the 1996 coup d'état.