Jean-Baptiste Bagaza
President of Burundi (1946-2016)
Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 1926 – 4 May 2016)[3] was a Burundian politician. He was the Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until November 10, 1976. He was President from November 10, 1976 to September 3, 1987. Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état.[1] He was replaced as president by Pierre Buyoya. He went into exile in Uganda and later went to Libya,[4] where he lived until 1993.
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza | |
|---|---|
| 2nd President of Burundi | |
| In office 10 November 1976 – 3 September 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Édouard Nzambimana (1976–1978) |
| Preceded by | Michel Micombero |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Buyoya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1926[1] Rutovu, southern Urundi[2] |
| Died | 4 May 2016 (aged 89) Brussels, Belgium |
| Political party | Union for National Progress (UPRONA) |
Bagaza died from unknown causes at a hospital in Brussels, Belgium on 4 May 2016, aged 89.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Chan, Sewell (2016-05-04). "Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Deposed Leader of a Troubled Burundi, Is Dead at 89". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ↑ Applah, Kwame Anthony; Gates, Henry Louis, Jr., eds. (2010). Encyclopedia of Africa, Volume 1 Abacha, Sani—Kilimanjaro. Oxford University Press. p. 146. ISBN 9780195337709. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
Bagaza was born into a family of the ethnic Tutsi-Hima people in southern Urundi, now Burundi
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ↑ "Burundi : l'ancien président Jean-Baptiste Bagaza est mort". Le Monde (in French). 2016-05-04. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
- ↑ Europa Publications (2004). Africa South of the Sahara 2004. Routledge. p. 135. ISBN 1-85743-183-9.