List of presidents of Burundi

The president of Burundi is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Burundi. The president is also commander-in-chief of the National Defence Force. The office of the presidency was established when Michel Micombero declared Burundi a republic on 28 November 1966.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The first constitution to specify the powers and duties of the president was the constitution of 1974, which was adopted in 1976.<ref name=":3" /> Written by Micombero, the constitution affirmed his position as the first president of Burundi.<ref name=":0">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The powers of the president derive from the latest constitution, implemented in 2005 as a result of the 2000 Arusha Accords after the Burundian Civil War.<ref name=":3">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Update after

Nine people have served in the office since Burundi became a republic. Only one president, Pierre Buyoya, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.<ref name="LeMonde1">Template:Cite news</ref> Sylvie Kinigi was the first and only woman who has served in the role (on an interim basis).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The current president, Évariste Ndayishimiye, has been serving in the role since 18 June 2020.

List of officeholders

Political parties

Status

Symbols

Template:Note label Died in office

List of presidents of Burundi<ref name=parties>Template:Cite book</ref>

Template:Abbr		Portrait	Name Template:Small	Elected	Term of office			Ethnic group	Political party	Prime minister(s)	Template:Ref.
					Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	—	Template:Dts	Template:Dts Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Tutsi	UPRONA / Military	Nyamoya	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small Template:Efn	1984	Template:Dts	Template:Dts Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Tutsi	UPRONA / Military	Nzambimana	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
3	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small Template:Efn	—	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Tutsi	UPRONA / Military	Sibomana	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
4	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	1993	Template:Dts	Template:Dts Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kinigi	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Template:Sort	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:SortnameTemplate:Double dagger Template:Small Template:Efn	—	Template:Dts	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Hutu	UPRONA / Military	—	<ref name="bbc" />
Template:Sort	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:SortnameTemplate:Double dagger Template:Small Template:EfnTemplate:Efn	—	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Tutsi	UPRONA	Herself	<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
5	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	1994	Template:Dts	Template:Dts Template:Small	Template:Ayd	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kinigi Kanyenkiko	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
6	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	—	Template:DtsTemplate:Double dagger	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kanyenkiko Nduwayo	<ref name="bbc" />
	1994			Template:Dts	Template:Dts Template:Small
Template:Sort	rowspan="2" style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	—	Template:DtsTemplate:Double dagger	Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Tutsi	UPRONA	Ndimira	<ref name="Buyoya" />
	Template:Dts				Template:Dts	Position abolished
7	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	—	Template:Dts		Template:Dts	Template:Ayd	Hutu	FRODEBU	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
8	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	2005 2010 2015	Template:Dts		Template:DtsTemplate:Ref label	Template:Ayd	Hutu	CNDD–FDD	<ref name="National_Post_9_6">Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Vacant (Template:Dts – Template:Dts)
9	style="background:Template:Party color" |		Template:Sortname Template:Small	2020	Template:Dts	Incumbent	Template:Ayd	Hutu	CNDD–FDD	Position abolished Template:Small Bunyoni Ndirakobuca Ntahontuye	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Timeline

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See also

• Politics of Burundi
• List of kings of Burundi
• Vice President of Burundi
• Prime Minister of Burundi
• List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
  • List of colonial residents of Burundi