List of Presidents of Burundi

President of the Republic of Burundi
Coat of arms of Burundi
165px Incumbent Pierre Nkurunziza since 26 August 2005
Term length	5 years, limited to two terms.
Inaugural holder	Michel Micombero
Formation	28 November 1966
Deputy	Vice-President of Burundi

This is a list of Presidents of Burundi since the formation of the post of President of Burundi in 1966, to the present day.

A total of eight people have served as President of Burundi (not counting one Acting President and two heads of state in rebellion). Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.

Presidents of Burundi

(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)

Colour key (for political parties)
Union for National Progress   Front for Democracy in Burundi   National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy   Military

Status

  Denotes Acting President

President				Term of office			Political party
№	Portrait	Name (Born–Died)	Ethnicity	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Michel Micombero (1940–1983)	Tutsi	28 November 1966	1 November 1976 (Deposed)		Military / Union for National Progress
2		Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–)	Tutsi	1 November 1976	3 September 1987 (Deposed)		Military / Union for National Progress
3		Pierre Buyoya (1949–)	Tutsi	3 September 1987	10 July 1993		Military / Union for National Progress
4		Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993)	Hutu	10 July 1993	21 October 1993 (Assassinated)		Front for Democracy in Burundi
		François Ngeze	Hutu	21 October 1993	27 October 1993		Military / Union for National Progress
–		Sylvie Kinigi (1953–)	Tutsi	27 October 1993	5 February 1994		Union for National Progress
5		Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994)	Hutu	5 February 1994	6 April 1994 (Assassinated)		Front for Democracy in Burundi
6		Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956–)	Hutu	6 April 1994	1 October 1994		Front for Democracy in Burundi
				1 October 1994	25 July 1996 (Deposed)
(3)		Pierre Buyoya (1949–)	Tutsi	25 July 1996	11 June 1998		Union for National Progress
				11 June 1998	30 April 2003
7		Domitien Ndayizeye (1953–)	Hutu	30 April 2003	26 August 2005		Front for Democracy in Burundi
8	70px	Pierre Nkurunziza (1963–)	Hutu	26 August 2005	Incumbent		National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy
		Godefroid Niyombare (1969–)	Hutu	13 May 2015	15 May 2015		Military

Latest election

Main article: Burundian presidential election, 2015

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Pierre Nkurunziza	CNDD–FDD	1,961,510	69.41
Agathon Rwasa	Independents of Hope	536,625	18.99
Gerard Nduwayo	Union for National Progress	60,380	2.14
Jean Minani	Front for Democracy in Burundi–Nyakuri	38,554	1.36
Jacques Bigirimana	National Forces of Liberation	28,609	1.01
Domitien Ndayizeye	National Rally for Reform	19,996	0.71
Jean De Dieu Mutabazi	Coalition for Peace in Africa	4,436	0.16
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya	Gira Ijambo	3,952	0.14
Invalid		103,420	3.66
Abstain		68,590	2.43
Total		2,826,072	100
Registered voters/turnout		3,848,119	73.44
Source: Adam Carr

See also

• Burundi
  • Politics of Burundi
  • List of Kings of Burundi
  • Vice-President of Burundi
  • List of heads of government of Burundi
  • List of colonial governors of Ruanda-Urundi
    • List of colonial governors of Burundi
  • Martyazo
• Lists of Incumbents

External links

• World Statesmen – Burundi