Vice-President of Burundi

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Vice-President of the
Republic of Burundi
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since 23 June 2020
Term length5 years
Inaugural holderFrédéric Bamvuginyumvira
(First Vice-President)
Mathias Sinamenye
(Second Vice-President)
Formation11 June 1998
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The position of vice-president of the Republic of Burundi was created in June 1998, when a transitional constitution went into effect. It replaced the post of Prime Minister.

History of the office

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Interim period (1998–2001)

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Pierre Buyoya, a former President (1987–1993) who seized power in a 1996 military coup, was sworn in as President of the Republic on 11 June 1998. He appointed Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira, a Hutu member of the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), as 1st vice-president. Mathias Sinamenye, a Tutsi member of Buyoya's Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party, was appointed 2nd vice-president.

According to the transitional constitution, the vice-presidency consisted of two posts: The 1st vice-president (Responsible for political and administrative affairs) and the 2nd vice-president (Responsible for economic and social affairs).

Transitional period (2001–2005)

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A new transitional power-sharing government took office on 1 November 2001. Interim president Pierre Buyoya became transitional president for a period of 18 months. At the end of his term in 2003, Hutu Vice-President Domitien Ndayizeye took office and appointed a Tutsi (Alphonse-Marie Kadege) as vice-president. In November 2004, Kadege was sacked as vice-president and replaced by Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro. Although Ndayizeye's term was due to end in late 2004 following elections, the transitional period was extended and planned elections were delayed. Elections were held in mid-2005 and the transitional period is due to end on 26 August 2005, when the newly elected president takes office.

Vice-presidency 2005–2018

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Burundi's new constitution, approved in a 28 February 2005 constitutional referendum, calls for a two-member vice-presidency (similar to that of the interim period). The 1st vice-president will be responsible for political and administrative affairs, while the 2nd vice-president will handle social and economic affairs. One vice-president will be an ethnic Hutu and the other a Tutsi. Nominees must be approved by both chambers of parliament in order to take office.

On 29 August 2005, President Pierre Nkurunziza nominated Martin Nduwimana and Alice Nzomukunda for the posts of 1st and 2nd vice-president. Both received approval from parliament and were immediately sworn in. Nzomukunda resigned on 5 September 2006.[1] She was replaced by Marina Barampama two days later.

In February 2007, Barampama was replaced by Gabriel Ntisezerana. In November 2007, Nduwimana was replaced by Yves Sahinguvu.

In August 2010, Sahinguvu was replaced by Therence Sinunguruza and Ntisezerana was replaced by Gervais Rufyikiri.

Vice-presidency since 2018

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New constitutional amendments were approved in a 17 May 2018 constitutional referendum. The post of second vice-president will be abolished. The remaining vice-president, who will have limited powers, will be selected from a political party and ethnic group that differs from those of the President.[2]

Key

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Political parties

List of officeholders

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Name
(Birth–Death) 		Portrait Term of office Ethnic group Political party President(s)
Took office Left office Time in office
Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira
(born 1961)
First Vice-President 		11 June 1998 1 November 2001 3 years, 143 days Hutu FRODEBU Buyoya
Mathias Sinamenye
Second Vice-President 		Tutsi UPRONA Buyoya
Domitien Ndayizeye
(born 1953)
Vice-President 		1 November 2001 30 April 2003 1 year, 180 days Hutu FRODEBU Buyoya
Alphonse-Marie Kadege
Vice-President 		30 April 2003 11 November 2004 1 year, 195 days Tutsi UPRONA Ndayizeye
Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro
Vice-President 		11 November 2004 29 August 2005 301 days Tutsi UPRONA Ndayizeye
Martin Nduwimana
(born 1958)
First Vice-President 		29 August 2005 7 November 2007 2 years, 70 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Alice Nzomukunda
(born 1966)
Second Vice-President 		5 September 2006 1 year, 7 days Hutu CNDD–FDD Nkurunziza
Marina Barampama
(born 1969)
Second Vice-President 		7 September 2006 8 February 2007 154 days Hutu CNDD–FDD Nkurunziza
Gabriel Ntisezerana[3]
Second Vice-President 		12 February 2007 28 August 2010 3 years, 197 days Hutu CNDD–FDD Nkurunziza
Yves Sahinguvu
(born 1949)
First Vice-President 		8 November 2007 August 2010 2 years, 266 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Thérence Sinunguruza
(1959–2020)
First Vice-President 		28 August 2010 October 2013 3 years, 34 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Bernard Busokoza
(born 1953)
First Vice-President[4] 		October 2013 1 February 2014 123 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Prosper Bazombanza
(born 1959/60)
First Vice-President[5] 		14 February 2014 20 August 2015 1 year, 187 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Gervais Rufyikiri
(born 1965)
Second Vice-President 		28 August 2010 20 August 2015 4 years, 357 days Hutu CNDD–FDD Nkurunziza
Gaston Sindimwo
(born 1965)
First Vice-President 		20 August 2015 23 June 2020 4 years, 308 days Tutsi UPRONA Nkurunziza
Ndayishimiye
Joseph Butore
(born 1969)
Second Vice-President 		Hutu CNDD–FDD Nkurunziza
Ndayishimiye
Prosper Bazombanza
(born 1960)
Vice-President 		23 June 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 132 days Tutsi UPRONA Ndayishimiye

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Burundi VP steps down over graft", BBC, 5 September 2006.
  2. ^ "The AU and the constitutional review process in Burundi - Burundi". ReliefWeb. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  3. ^ "ASSECAA". www.assecaa.org. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  4. ^ "Burundi: Prosper BAZOMBANZA, nouveau 1er Vice Président de la République". Nouvelles du Burundi - Africa Generation News. 2014-02-14. Retrieved 2022-04-01.
  5. ^ Lansford, Tom (2015-03-24). Political Handbook of the World 2015. ISBN 9781483371559.
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