List of Presidents of Burundi
| President of the Republic of Burundi | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms of Burundi | |
| Term length | 7 years, limited to two terms.[a] |
| Inaugural holder | Michel Micombero |
| Formation | 28 November 1966 |
| Deputy | Vice-President of Burundi |
| Website | Official Website |
This article lists the presidents of Burundi since the formation of the post of President of Burundi in 1966 (following the November coup d'état), to the present day.
A total of eight people have served as President of Burundi (not counting one Acting President and one head of state in rebellion). Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, has served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Pierre Nkurunziza was president, elected in 2005, however he died in office in 2020.
Key
- Political parties
- Union for National Progress (UPRONA)
- Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU)
- National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD–FDD)
- Other factions
- Military
- Status
- Acting President
- In rebellion
List of officeholders
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | Prime Minister(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | 
|
Michel Micombero (1927–1983) |
— | 28 November 1966 | 1 November 1976 (deposed.) |
9 years, 339 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nyamoya |
| 2 |
|
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1925–2016)[b] |
1984 | 1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 (deposed.) |
10 years, 306 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nzambimana |
| 3 | 
|
Pierre Buyoya (1935–2020)[c] |
— | 3 September 1987 | 10 July 1993 | 5 years, 310 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Sibomana |
| 4 | 
|
Melchior Ndadaye (1939–1993) |
1993 | 10 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 (assassinated.) |
103 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi |
|
|
François Ngeze (1935–) [d] |
— | 21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | 6 days | Hutu | Military / UPRONA |
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| – |
|
Sylvie Kinigi (1947–) |
— | 27 October 1993 | 5 February 1994 | 101 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Herself |
| 5 |
|
Cyprien Ntaryamira (1940–1994) |
— | 5 February 1994 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) |
60 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi Kanyenkiko |
| 6 |
|
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1945–) |
— | 6 April 1994 | 1 October 1994 | 2 years, 110 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kanyenkiko Nduwayo |
| 1 October 1994 | 25 July 1996 (deposed.) | ||||||||
| (3) |
|
Pierre Buyoya (1935–2020) |
— | 25 July 1996 | 11 June 1998 | 6 years, 279 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndimira |
| 11 June 1998 | 30 April 2003 | Position abolished | |||||||
| 7 | 
|
Domitien Ndayizeye (1951–) |
— | 30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | 2 years, 118 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | |
| 8 | 
|
Pierre Nkurunziza (1953–2020) |
2005 2010 2015 |
26 August 2005 | 8 June 2020 | 14 years, 287 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | |
| 9 | 
|
Evariste Ndayishimiye (1959–) |
2020 | 18 June 2020 | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Bunyoni | ||
Notes
- ↑ However, Nkurunziza was elected for a third term.[1]
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council until 10 November 1976.
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Military Committee of National Salvation until 9 September 1987.
- ↑ Styled as Chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation; in rebellion.
Footnotes
- ↑ "Burundi's constitution amendment process going well before referendum: Minister - Xinhua | English.news.cn". Archived from the original on 2020-09-10. Retrieved 2018-10-06.