Prime Minister of Burundi
| Prime Minister of Burundi | |
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| Minisitiri w’Intebe y'Uburundi (Kirundi) Premier Ministre du Burundi (French) Waziri Mkuu wa Burundi (Swahili) | |
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since 7 September 2022 | |
| Appointer | The King (1961–1966) The President (1966–1998, 2020–present) |
| Formation | 26 January 1961 23 June 2020 (restored) |
| First holder | Joseph Cimpaye |
| Abolished | 12 June 1998 – 23 June 2020 |
| File:Coat of arms of Burundi.svg |
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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 most recently abolished in 1998, and reinstated in 2020 with the appointment of Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni.[1][2] Counting both the Kingdom and Republic periods, a total of fifteen people have served in the office (not counting one Acting Prime Minister). Additionally, two people, Pierre Ngendandumwe and Albin Nyamoya, served on two non-consecutive occasions.
List of officeholders
- Political parties
- Other factions
- Status
Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Burundi
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | King(s) (Reign) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Part of Ruanda-Urundi | Mwambutsa IV File:Mwambutsa 1962.jpg (1915–1966) | |||||||
| 1 | File:No image.png | Joseph Cimpaye (1932–1972) |
26 January 1961 | 28 September 1961 | 245 days | Hutu | UPP | |
| 2 | File:BDI 1963 MiNr0044A pm B002.jpg | Louis Rwagasore (1932–1961) |
28 September 1961 | 13 October 1961 (assassinated.) |
15 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 3 | File:No image.png | André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
20 October 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 254 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
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| (3) | File:No image.png | André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
1 July 1962 | 10 June 1963 | 344 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 4 | File:Pierre Ngendandumwe cropped.jpg | Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
18 June 1963 | 6 April 1964 | 293 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
| 5 | File:No image.png | Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001) |
6 April 1964 | 7 January 1965 | 276 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| (4) | File:Pierre Ngendandumwe cropped.jpg | Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
7 January 1965 | 15 January 1965 (assassinated.) |
8 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
| – | File:No image.png | Pié Masumbuko (born 1931) |
15 January 1965 | 26 January 1965 | 11 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 6 | File:No image.png | Joseph Bamina (1925–1965) |
26 January 1965 | 30 September 1965 | 247 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
| 7 | File:No image.png | Léopold Biha (1919–2003) [lower-alpha 1] |
13 October 1965 | 8 July 1966 (deposed.) |
268 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 8 | File:Prime Minister Micombero in 1966.png | Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
11 July 1966 | 28 November 1966 (become President.) |
140 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Ntare V File:Ntare V.png (1966) |
Prime ministers of the Republic of Burundi
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See also
- Politics of Burundi
- List of kings of Burundi
- President of Burundi
- Vice-President of Burundi
- List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
Notes
- ↑ Served at the time of the 1965 coup attempt.
- ↑ Resigned following the 1996 coup d'état.
References
- ↑ Felix Tih (24 June 2020). "Burundi gets new prime minister after 22 years". Ankara, Turkey: Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ↑ Staff writer (25 June 2020). "Burundi president swears in new Prime Minister". Pointe-Noire, Republic of the Congo: Africanews.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
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