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| Government of Burundi (Uburundi) - Official languages: Kirundi, French
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| Gouvernement de la RĂ©publique du Burundi - Government of the Republic of Burundi
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Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of Burundi, 2020. He is a retired general from the ruling party and handpicked as candidate by the outgoing president.
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Was the first competitive election since a decade-long civil war began in 1993.
Election Commission. Presidential election 2020. Nairobi. May 25 2020
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| Burundi : President - Pierre Nkurunziza, 2017
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| Pierre Nkurunziza, Président de la République du Burundi, 2012
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| Laurent Kavakure, Ministre des Relations extérieures et de la Coopération internationale, 2012
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Person
| Name: | Person | | Type: | Person | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | president of Fédération de Basketball du Burundi (-2024) | | Related Information | Id Q136688748 |
Person
| Name: | Person | | Type: | Person | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | president of Fédération de Basketball du Burundi (2024-) | | Related Information | Id Q136688725 |
Florence KAMARIZA
| Name: | Florence KAMARIZA | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Florence KAMARIZA | | Country: | bi; ca | | Topics: | role.rca |
Evariste NGENDANKENGERA
| Name: | Evariste NGENDANKENGERA | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Evariste NGENDANKENGERA | | Country: | bi; ca | | Topics: | role.pep | | Family Person: | id : ca-forreps-6daf1cb1a7bff2d8f15f2d6a847e6b54b55e75f3; caption : Family; schema : Family; referents : ; datasets : ca_foreign_reps; first_seen : 2025-10-16T19:43:03; last_seen : 2026-03-26T19:43:02; last_change : 2025-10-16T19:43:03; properties : person : ca-forreps-a11992b29b8b24f454cf476837bdda371d7a5d3f; relative : id : ca-forreps-a1f6710aade5d7f899f84f74b7dd1d8b17a3e2c6; caption : Florence KAMARIZA; schema : Person; referents : ; datasets : ca_foreign_reps; first_seen : 2025-10-16T19:43:03; last_seen : 2026-03-26T19:43:02; last_change : 2025-10-16T19:43:03; properties : name : Florence KAMARIZA; country : bi; ca; title : Mrs; topics : role.rca; target : 1; relationship : Spouse; target : |
Melchior Nankwahomba
| Name: | Melchior Nankwahomba | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NANKWAHOMBA Melchior; Melchior Nankwahomba | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Melchior | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q126724932 |
KABURA François
| Name: | KABURA François | | Type: | Person | | Name: | KABURA François | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NIYOYUNGURUZA MĂ©thode
| Name: | NIYOYUNGURUZA Méthode | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIYOYUNGURUZA Méthode | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
BAREKEBAVUGE Alexis
| Name: | BAREKEBAVUGE Alexis | | Type: | Person | | Name: | BAREKEBAVUGE Alexis | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NIRAGIRA FĂ©lix
| Name: | NIRAGIRA Félix | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIRAGIRA Félix | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NTAWUNKUNDA Ildephonse
| Name: | NTAWUNKUNDA Ildephonse | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTAWUNKUNDA Ildephonse | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NIYONGEKO Ildégonde
| Name: | NIYONGEKO Ildégonde | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIYONGEKO Ildégonde | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
UWIMANA Charlotte
| Name: | UWIMANA Charlotte | | Type: | Person | | Name: | UWIMANA Charlotte | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Annonciata Sendazirasa
| Name: | Annonciata Sendazirasa | | Type: | Person | | Name: | SENDAZIRASA Annonciate; Annonciata Sendazirasa | | Alias: | Anonciata Sendazirasa | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | female | | Topics: | role.pol; role.diplo; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q123701231 |
NDUWIMANA Sennel
| Name: | NDUWIMANA Sennel | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDUWIMANA Sennel | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
HABONIMANA Odette
| Name: | HABONIMANA Odette | | Type: | Person | | Name: | HABONIMANA Odette | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NTASANO Oscar
| Name: | NTASANO Oscar | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTASANO Oscar | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Amedee Rucaragi
| Name: | Amedee Rucaragi | | Type: | Person | | Name: | RUCARAGI Amédée; Amedee Rucaragi | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015); Member of the National Assembly of Burundi (2025-2030) | | Related Information | Id Q135580870 |
NKUNZIMANA GĂ©rard
| Name: | NKUNZIMANA Gérard | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NKUNZIMANA Gérard | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NTIMPIRANGEZA Grégoire
| Name: | NTIMPIRANGEZA Grégoire | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTIMPIRANGEZA Grégoire | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Joseph Butore
| Name: | Joseph Butore | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Joseph Butore; ìĄ°ì í ë¶í ë ; ćžæé·; ăžă§ăŒăă»ăăăŹ; ĐĐŸĐ·Đ”Ń ĐŃŃĐŸŃĐ”; à€à„à€žà„à€« à€Źà„à€à„à€°; BUTORE Joseph | | Alias: | ĐŃŃĐŸŃĐ”, ĐĐŸĐ·Đ”Ń | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Joseph | | Alias: | çșŠç怫·淎æć°; ăžă§ă»ăă»ăăăŹ; çșŠç怫·ćžæé· | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1969 | | Birth Place: | Cibitoke Province | | Position: | AssemblĂ©e nationale (member, 2010-2015); Second Vice-President of Burundi (2015-2020) | | Related Information | Id Q17175411 |
SINDOKOTSE Denise
| Name: | SINDOKOTSE Denise | | Type: | Person | | Name: | SINDOKOTSE Denise | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NTIDENDEREZA Joseph
| Name: | NTIDENDEREZA Joseph | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTIDENDEREZA Joseph | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDUWUBURUNDI FĂ©licien
| Name: | NDUWUBURUNDI Félicien | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDUWUBURUNDI Félicien | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
HAVYARIMANA Juvénal
| Name: | HAVYARIMANA Juvénal | | Type: | Person | | Name: | HAVYARIMANA Juvénal | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Pie Ntavyohanyuma
| Name: | Pie Ntavyohanyuma | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Pie Ntavyohanyuma; NTAVYOHANYUMA Pie | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pep | | Birth Place: | Burundi | | Position: | president (2007-2015); Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q27304336 |
MASUDI Selemani
| Name: | MASUDI Selemani | | Type: | Person | | Name: | MASUDI Selemani | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
MIBURO Gaudence
| Name: | MIBURO Gaudence | | Type: | Person | | Name: | MIBURO Gaudence | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NSAVYIMANA GisĂšle
| Name: | NSAVYIMANA GisÚle | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NSAVYIMANA GisÚle | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDURURUTSE Gaudence
| Name: | NDURURUTSE Gaudence | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDURURUTSE Gaudence | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NAHAYO Claude
| Name: | NAHAYO Claude | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NAHAYO Claude | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDORICIMPA Gabriel
| Name: | NDORICIMPA Gabriel | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDORICIMPA Gabriel | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Mo-Mamo Karerwa
| Name: | Mo-Mamo Karerwa | | Type: | Person | | Name: | KARERWA Mo-Mamo; Mo-Mamo Karerwa | | Alias: | Modeste Mo-Mamo Karerwa; Modeste Karerwa; Karerwa Mo-Mamo Modeste; Modeste Karerwa Mo-Mamo; Karerwa Mo-Mamo | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | female | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q124399754 |
NTANYUNGU Festus
| Name: | NTANYUNGU Festus | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTANYUNGU Festus | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDITIJE Charles
| Name: | NDITIJE Charles | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDITIJE Charles | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
INAMAHORO Espérance
| Name: | INAMAHORO Espérance | | Type: | Person | | Name: | INAMAHORO Espérance | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Karenga Ramadhani
| Name: | Karenga Ramadhani | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Karenga Ramadhani; KARENGA Ramadhan | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q134712771 |
NITEREKA Christine
| Name: | NITEREKA Christine | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NITEREKA Christine | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
GASUHUKE Jacques
| Name: | GASUHUKE Jacques | | Type: | Person | | Name: | GASUHUKE Jacques | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
GAHUNGU Juvénal
| Name: | GAHUNGU Juvénal | | Type: | Person | | Name: | GAHUNGU Juvénal | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
BIGIRIMANA Alphonsine
| Name: | BIGIRIMANA Alphonsine | | Type: | Person | | Name: | BIGIRIMANA Alphonsine | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
GAFURERO LĂ©ocadie
| Name: | GAFURERO Léocadie | | Type: | Person | | Name: | GAFURERO Léocadie | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Leontine Nzeyimana
| Name: | Leontine Nzeyimana | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NZEYIMANA Léontine; Leontine Nzeyimana | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | female | | Topics: | role.pol; role.diplo; role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1973 | | Birth Place: | Makamba Province | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q58030262 |
RUKUKI Claudine
| Name: | RUKUKI Claudine | | Type: | Person | | Name: | RUKUKI Claudine | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NTINANIRWA Consolate
| Name: | NTINANIRWA Consolate | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTINANIRWA Consolate | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Pascal Nyabenda
| Name: | Pascal Nyabenda | | Type: | Person | | Name: | ۚۧ۳ÙŰ§Ù ÙÙۧۚÙۯۧ; Ś€ŚĄŚ§Ś Ś ŚŚŚŚ ŚŚ; à€Șà€Ÿà€žà„à€à€Č à€šà„à€Żà€Ÿà€Źà„à€šà„à€Šà€Ÿ; íì€ìčŒ ëëČ€ë€; ćžæŻćĄć°Â·ć°ŒäșæŹèŸŸ; ăăčă«ă«ă»ăăŁăăłă; ĐĐ°ŃĐșĐ°Đ»Ń ĐŃŃĐ±Đ”ĐœĐŽĐ°; Pascal Nyabenda; NYABENDA Pascal | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Pascal | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1966-04-12 | | Birth Place: | Commune of Mpanda | | Position: | president (2012-2016); AssemblĂ©e nationale (member, 2010-2015); President of Burundi (2020-2020); President of the National Assembly of Burundi (2015-2020) | | Related Information | Id Q16873213 |
NIYONKURU SpĂšs
| Name: | NIYONKURU SpÚs | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIYONKURU SpÚs | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
RURAHINDA BĂ©nigne
| Name: | RURAHINDA Bénigne | | Type: | Person | | Name: | RURAHINDA Bénigne | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NKURUNZIZA Aimé
| Name: | NKURUNZIZA Aimé | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NKURUNZIZA Aimé | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Yves Sahinguvu
| Name: | Yves Sahinguvu | | Type: | Person | | Name: | SAHINGUVU Yves; Yves Sahinguvu | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Yves | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1949-12-20 | | Position: | First Vice-President of Burundi (2007-2010); Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q2157541 |
NTANGAMAJERI DiomĂšde
| Name: | NTANGAMAJERI DiomÚde | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NTANGAMAJERI DiomÚde | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDAYIZAMBA André
| Name: | NDAYIZAMBA André | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDAYIZAMBA André | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NIZIGIYIMANA Pierre
| Name: | NIZIGIYIMANA Pierre | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIZIGIYIMANA Pierre | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Ezechiel Nibigira
| Name: | Ezechiel Nibigira | | Type: | Person | | Name: | ććĄćșè¶ć°Â·ć°ŒæŻćæ; Ezechiel Nibigira; NIBIGIRA EzĂ©chiel; EzĂ©chiel Nibigira; ăšăŒă·ăšă«ă»ăăăźă© | | Alias: | Ezekiel Nibigira | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Ezechiel | | Alias: | ăšăŒăăšă«ă»ăăăźă© | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Foreign Minister of Burundi (2018-2020); AssemblĂ©e nationale (member, 2010-2015); Member of the National Assembly of Burundi (2025-2030); Minister of East African Community Affairs, Youth, Sports and Culture (2020-) | | Related Information | Id Q5423116 |
BUKUMBANYA Henri
| Name: | BUKUMBANYA Henri | | Type: | Person | | Name: | BUKUMBANYA Henri | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Ibrahim Uwizeye
| Name: | Ibrahim Uwizeye | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Ibrahim Uwizeye; UWIZEYE Ibrahim | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Ibrahim | | Last Name: | Uwizeye | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1972 | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015); Minister of Water, Energy and Minerals | | Related Information | Id Q108708805 |
NIYUHIRE Félicité
| Name: | NIYUHIRE Félicité | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NIYUHIRE Félicité | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Jean Minani
| Name: | Jean Minani | | Type: | Person | | Name: | MINANI Jean; Jean Minani | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Jean | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Birth Date: | 1974 | | Birth Place: | Kirundo | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q6171203 |
BARAMPAMA RĂ©my
| Name: | BARAMPAMA Rémy | | Type: | Person | | Name: | BARAMPAMA Rémy | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
SORONGO Yolande
| Name: | SORONGO Yolande | | Type: | Person | | Name: | SORONGO Yolande | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
MoĂŻse Bucumi
| Name: | Moïse Bucumi | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Moïse Bucumi; BUCUMI Moïse | | Country: | bi | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.diplo; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q123701228 |
IHOTORIHIGWA Jean
| Name: | IHOTORIHIGWA Jean | | Type: | Person | | Name: | IHOTORIHIGWA Jean | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
SINDAYIHEBURA Eric
| Name: | SINDAYIHEBURA Eric | | Type: | Person | | Name: | SINDAYIHEBURA Eric | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NGENDAKUMANA Jérémie
| Name: | NGENDAKUMANA Jérémie | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NGENDAKUMANA Jérémie | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NSHIMIRIMANA Georges
| Name: | NSHIMIRIMANA Georges | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NSHIMIRIMANA Georges | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDAYIZEYE Gloriose
| Name: | NDAYIZEYE Gloriose | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDAYIZEYE Gloriose | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
NDUWIMANA Edouard
| Name: | NDUWIMANA Edouard | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NDUWIMANA Edouard | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo
| Name: | Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo | | Type: | Person | | Name: | NYENIMIGABO Jean Jacques; Jean-Jacques Nyenimigabo | | Country: | bi | | First Name: | Jean-Jacques | | Gender: | female; male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.diplo; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) | | Related Information | Id Q123701219 |
Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza
| Name: | Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza | | Type: | Person | | Name: | Tabu Abdallah; MANIRAKIZA Abdallah; Tabu Abdallah Manirakiza | | Country: | bi | | Last Name: | Manirakiza | | Gender: | male | | Topics: | role.pol; role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015); Minister of Finance of Burundi (2012-2016) | | Related Information | Id Q89871969 |
HATUNGIMANA LĂ©onidas
| Name: | HATUNGIMANA Léonidas | | Type: | Person | | Name: | HATUNGIMANA Léonidas | | Country: | bi | | Topics: | role.pep | | Position: | Assemblée nationale (member, 2010-2015) |
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