Domitien Ndayizeye is a Burundian politician who served as the eighth president of Burundi from 2003 to 2005. A member of the Front for Democracy in Burundi, he previously served as the first vice pre
Pierre Nkurunziza was a Burundian politician, educator, and rebel leader who served as the ninth president of Burundi from 2005 until his death in 2020. He was the longest-serving president in Burundi
Nkurunziza in 2008
Nkurunziza studied and later taught physical education at the University of Burundi (pictured) but was forced to flee in 1995 during the Burundian Civil War
Burundian police clash with protesters opposed to Nkurunziza's third term in April 2015. 1,700 civilians were estimated to have been killed in the subsequent repression and 350,000 fled into exile.