Pascal Nyabenda
President of the National Assembly | |
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In office 30 July 2015 – 7 August 2020 | |
Preceded by | Pie Ntavyohanyuma |
Succeeded by | Gelase Ndabirabe |
Personal details | |
Born | Mpanda, Bubanza Province, Burundi | 12 April 1966
Citizenship | Burundian |
Political party | National Council for the Defense of Democracy |
Occupation | Politician |
Pascal Nyabenda (born 12 April 1966)
Biography
Pascal Nyabenda was born in Mpanda in Bubanza Province, Burundi on 12 April 1966. He worked as a teacher but fled into exile in 1995 during the Burundian Civil War. He lived as a refugee in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya and Tanzania, and became a representative of the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (Conseil national pour la Défense de la Démocratie – Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie, CNDD–FDD). He returned to Burundi under the regime of President Pierre Nkurunziza and held various offices. He served as Governor of Bubanza Province from March 2006.
Nyabenda was elected to the National Assembly in the
References
- ^ Saving lives or building peace? Roles and Responsibilities of Humanitarian and Peacebuilding Actors in Conflict Settings (PDF). The Geneva Peacebuilding Platform 2009 Forum. Geneva Peacebuilding Platform. 11 December 2009. p. 3.
- ^ "Burundi : Pascal Nyabenda élu président du parti au pouvoir", Xinhua, 1 April 2012 (in French).
- ^ Ole Tangen Jr., "Burundi opposition leader wins top position in National Assembly", Deutsche Welle, 30 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Burundi: Agathon Rwasa devient vice-président de l’Assemblée nationale", Radio France Internationale, 30 July 2015 (in French).