| Name | Domitien Ndayizeye |  |
| Surname | Ndayizeye | |
| First Names | Domitien | |
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| Country of Birth | Burundi |
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| From | To | Organisation | Position |
| 2006 | Senator | ||
| 2006 | Ancien Chef D'Etat Constituency | Senator of Ancien Chef d'Etat | |
| 2003 | 2005 | President's Office | President |
| 2001 | 2003 | Second Vice President's Office | Vice President |
| Date of Birth | 2 May 1953 |
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| Notes | Domitien Ndayizeye (born May 2, 1953 in Murango, Kayanza Province) is the former president of Burundi. Of Hutu descent, he succeeded Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi, on April 30, 2003, after serving as his vice president for 18 months. Under his government, Ndayizeye has 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. 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. 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. 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 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 an attempted coup earlier in the year. The Senate lifted his immunity as Senator previous to his arrest.[1] [ Retrieved on 24-11-06 - www.wikipedia.org ] |
| Record last updated on 09 JUN 2008 |