Domitien Ndayizeye (born May 2, 1953 in Murango, Kayanza Province) is a former president of Burundi. Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Kayanza is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. Its capital city is also called Kayanza. Burundi (buˈɾundi officially the Republic of Burundi, is a small country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda Of Hutu descent, he succeeded Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi, on April 30, 2003, after serving as his vice president for 18 months. The Major Pierre Buyoya (born 24 November 1949) is a Burundi politician who has ruled Burundi twice from 1987 to 1993 and from 1996 to 2003 The Tutsi are one of three native Peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa, the other two being the Twa Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ndayizeye served as president until Pierre Nkurunziza took office on August 26, 2005. Pierre Nkurunziza (b 18 December, 1963) is the President of Burundi and chairman of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy-Forces for the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Under his government, Ndayizeye tried to bridge the gap between the Hutu and the minority Tutsi people of Burundi through cooperation with other presidents in the region such as Museveni of Uganda and Mkapa of Tanzania. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni ( (born c 1944 Ntungamo, Uganda) has been the President of Uganda since 29 January 1986 The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. Benjamin William Mkapa (born November 12, 1938) is a former President of the United Republic of Tanzania (1995 - 2005 and former Chairman for Tanzania ˌtænzəˈniːə officially the United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya
The recent attack on Congolese Tutsi refugees at the border of Burundi was considered a test of the president's capacity to maintain law and order and stability in the country. He promised swift retaliation and that the culprits would be apprehended.
In 2004, Ndayizeye proposed a draft constitution to the Parliament prior to it being put to the electorate in referendum later in the year. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Relations with the Tutsi group were strained, reflected in their boycotting of the legislative session due to consider the proposal.
Due to a lack of preparation, the ballot was postponed, to be held in late November 2004. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
Burundi is still to emerge from a civil war that began in 1993 when several groups drawn from the large Hutu majority took up arms against a government and army then dominated by a Tutsi elite. The Burundi Civil War was an armed conflict lasting from 1993 to 2005 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)
The interim government pledged to more equitably share power between the two main ethnic groups.
On 21 August 2006, Ndayizeye was arrested in Bujumbura in relation to his alleged role in a coup plot earlier in the year. Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bujumbura (ˌbuːdʒəmˈbuːrə is the Capital city of Burundi. The Senate lifted his immunity as Senator prior to his arrest. The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. It consists of no fewer than 37 and no more than 54 members who serve 5-year terms [1] He denied the charges against him in court on December 19 and said that he had "never dreamed of organising a coup, in fact I had given up politics to do business and be with my family". Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. [2] On January 15, 2007, he was acquitted along with former vice president Alphonse-Marie Kadege and three other defendants; two others were sentenced to long prison terms. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alphonse-Marie Kadege was Vice-President of Burundi from 30 April 2003 to 11 November 2004. [3]
References
- ^ "Burundi's former leader arrested", BBC News, August 21, 2006. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ "I never planned a coup, says Ndayizeye", Reuters (IOL), December 20, 2006.
- ^ Patrick Nduwimana, "Ndayizeye acquitted of coup plot in Burundi", Reuters (IOL), January 16, 2007.
| Preceded by Mathias Sinamenye & Frédéric Bamvuginyumvira |
Vice-President of Burundi 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Alphonse-Marie Kadege |
| Preceded by Pierre Buyoya |
Head of State of Burundi 2003–2005 |
Succeeded by Pierre Nkurunziza |
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