List of Presidents of Burundi
List

List of Presidents of Burundi

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No.	President (Birth–Death)	Portrait	Tenure	Elected	Ethnic affiliation	Political affiliation	Prime Minister(s)

Took office	Left office	Time in office

1	Michel Micombero (1940–1983)	-	28 November 1966	1 November 1976 (deposed.)	–	Tutsi	Military / UPRONA	Nyamoya

2	Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016)	-	1 November 1976	3 September 1987 (deposed.)	1984	Tutsi	Military / UPRONA	Nzambimana

3	Pierre Buyoya (1949–)	-	3 September 1987	10 July 1993	–	Tutsi	Military / UPRONA	Sibomana

4	Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993)	-	10 July 1993	21 October 1993 (assassinated.)	1993	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kinigi

5	François Ngeze	-	21 October 1993	27 October 1993	–	Hutu	Military / UPRONA

6	Sylvie Kinigi (1953–)	-	27 October 1993	5 February 1994	–	Tutsi	UPRONA	Herself

7	Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994)	-	5 February 1994	6 April 1994 (assassinated.)	–	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kinigi Kanyenkiko

8	Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (1956–)	-	6 April 1994	1 October 1994	Hutu	FRODEBU	Kanyenkiko Nduwayo

1 October 1994	25 July 1996 (deposed.)

(3)	Pierre Buyoya (1949–)	-	25 July 1996	11 June 1998	Tutsi	UPRONA	Ndimira

11 June 1998	30 April 2003	Position abolished

9	Domitien Ndayizeye (1953–)	-	30 April 2003	26 August 2005	–	Hutu	FRODEBU

10	Pierre Nkurunziza (1963–)	-	26 August 2005	Incumbent	2005 2010 2015	Hutu	CNDD–FDD

Sentence(s)

In September 1987, Buyoya became the president of Burundi.

final_sentence: In September 1987, Buyoya became the president of Burundi.