Prime_Minister_of_Burundi
Prime Minister of Burundi
Head of government of the Republic of Burundi
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]
Quick Facts Appointer, Formation ...
| Prime Minister of Burundi | |
|---|---|
| Premier Ministre du Burundi (French) | |
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| 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 |
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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.
- Political parties
Union of People's Parties (UPP)
- Other factions
- Status
Acting Prime Minister
Prime ministers of the Kingdom of Burundi
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| 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 (1915–1966) | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Joseph Cimpaye (1932–1972) |
26 January 1961 | 28 September 1961 | 245 days | Hutu | UPP | |
| 2 |  |
Louis Rwagasore (1932–1961) |
28 September 1961 | 13 October 1961 (assassinated.) |
15 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 3 | |
André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
20 October 1961 | 1 July 1962 | 254 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
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| (3) | |
André Muhirwa (1920–2003) |
1 July 1962 | 10 June 1963 | 344 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 4 |  |
Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
18 June 1963 | 6 April 1964 | 293 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
| 5 | |
Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001) |
6 April 1964 | 7 January 1965 | 276 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| (4) | |
Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930–1965) |
7 January 1965 | 15 January 1965 (assassinated.) |
8 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
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Pié Masumbuko (born 1931) |
15 January 1965 | 26 January 1965 | 11 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 6 | |
Joseph Bamina (1925–1965) |
26 January 1965 | 30 September 1965 | 247 days | Hutu | UPRONA | |
| 7 | |
Léopold Biha (1919–2003) [lower-alpha 1] |
13 October 1965 | 8 July 1966 (deposed.) |
268 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | |
| 8 |  |
Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
11 July 1966 | 28 November 1966 (become President.) |
140 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Ntare V (1966) |
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Prime ministers of the Republic of Burundi
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | President(s) (Term) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| Post abolished (28 November 1966 – 15 July 1972) | |||||||||
| 1 | |
Albin Nyamoya (1924–2001) |
15 July 1972 | 5 June 1973 | 325 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Michel Micombero (1966–1976) | |
| Post abolished (5 June 1973 – 12 November 1976) | |||||||||
| 2 | |
Édouard Nzambimana (1945–2015) |
12 November 1976 | 13 October 1978 | 1 year, 335 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1976–1987) | |
| Post abolished (13 October 1978 – 19 October 1988) | |||||||||
| 3 |  |
Adrien Sibomana (born 1953) |
19 October 1988 | 10 July 1993 | 4 years, 264 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Pierre Buyoya (1987–1993) | |
| 4 |  |
Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953) |
10 July 1993 | 7 February 1994 | 212 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Melchior Ndadaye (1993) | |
| Herself (1993–1994) | |||||||||
Cyprien Ntaryamira (1994) | |||||||||
| 5 | |
Anatole Kanyenkiko (born 1952) |
7 February 1994 | 22 February 1995 | 1 year, 15 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | ||
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| 6 | |
Antoine Nduwayo (born 1942) |
22 February 1995 | 31 July 1996 [lower-alpha 2] |
1 year, 160 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | ||
| 7 |  |
Pascal-Firmin Ndimira (born 1956) |
31 July 1996 | 12 June 1998 | 1 year, 316 days | Hutu | UPRONA | Pierre Buyoya (1996–2003) | |
| Post abolished (12 June 1998 – 23 June 2020) | |||||||||
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Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni (born 1972) |
23 June 2020 | 7 September 2022 | 2 years, 76 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Évariste Ndayishimiye.jpg){kind=spacer} (2020–present) | |
| 9 | |
Gervais Ndirakobuca (born 1970) |
7 September 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 228 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | ||
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- Served at the time of the 1965 coup attempt.
- Resigned following the 1996 coup d'état.
- 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.