| Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi | |
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| Term length | 5 years |
| Inaugural holder | Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira (First Vice-President) Mathias Sinamenye (Second Vice-President) |
| Formation | 11 June 1998 |
| Website | Official Website |
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 Burundi portal |
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.
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).
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.
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.
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]
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | President(s) | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira (born 1961) First Vice-President |
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11 June 1998 | 1 November 2001 | 3 years, 143 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Buyoya | |
| Mathias Sinamenye Second Vice-President |
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Tutsi | UPRONA | Buyoya | ||||
| Domitien Ndayizeye (born 1953) Vice-President |
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1 November 2001 | 30 April 2003 | 1 year, 180 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Buyoya | |
| Alphonse-Marie Kadege Vice-President |
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30 April 2003 | 11 November 2004 | 1 year, 195 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndayizeye | |
| Frédéric Ngenzebuhoro Vice-President |
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11 November 2004 | 29 August 2005 | 301 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndayizeye | |
| Martin Nduwimana (born 1958) First Vice-President |
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29 August 2005 | 7 November 2007 | 2 years, 70 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza | |
| Alice Nzomukunda (born 1966) Second Vice-President |
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5 September 2006 | 1 year, 7 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Nkurunziza | ||
| Marina Barampama (born 1969) Second Vice-President |
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7 September 2006 | 8 February 2007 | 154 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Nkurunziza | |
| Gabriel Ntisezerana[3] Second Vice-President |
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12 February 2007 | 28 August 2010 | 3 years, 197 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Nkurunziza | |
| Yves Sahinguvu (born 1949) First Vice-President |
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8 November 2007 | August 2010 | 2 years, 266 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza | |
| Thérence Sinunguruza (1959–2020) First Vice-President |
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28 August 2010 | October 2013 | 3 years, 34 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza | |
| Bernard Busokoza (born 1953) First Vice-President[4] |
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October 2013 | 1 February 2014 | 123 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza | |
| Prosper Bazombanza (born 1959/60) First Vice-President[5] |
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14 February 2014 | 20 August 2015 | 1 year, 187 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza | |
| Gervais Rufyikiri (born 1965) Second Vice-President |
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28 August 2010 | 20 August 2015 | 4 years, 357 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Nkurunziza | |
| Gaston Sindimwo (born 1965) First Vice-President |
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20 August 2015 | 23 June 2020 | 4 years, 308 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Nkurunziza Ndayishimiye | |
| Joseph Butore (born 1969) Second Vice-President |
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Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Nkurunziza Ndayishimiye | ||||
| Prosper Bazombanza (born 1959/60) Vice-President |
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23 June 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 248 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndayishimiye | |
