This article lists the presidents of Burundi since the formation of the post of President of Burundi in 1966 (following the November coup d’état), to the present day.
A total of nine people has served in the office. Additionally, one person, Pierre Buyoya, served on two non-consecutive occasions.
Read: POLITICAL HISTORY OF BURUNDI
The current president of Burundi is Évariste Ndayishimiye, since 18 June 2020.
LIST OF OFFICE HOLDERS
| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Elected | Term of office | Ethnic group | Political party | Prime minister(s) | |||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 | Michel Micombero (1940–1983) |
— | 28 November 1966 | 1 November 1976 (deposed.) |
9 years, 339 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nyamoya | |
| 2 | Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016) |
1984 | 1 November 1976 | 3 September 1987 (deposed.) |
10 years, 306 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Nzambimana | |
| 3 | Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) |
— | 3 September 1987 | 10 July 1993 | 5 years, 310 days | Tutsi | Military / UPRONA |
Sibomana | |
| 4 | Melchior Ndadaye (1953–1993) |
1993 | 10 July 1993 | 21 October 1993 (assassinated.) |
103 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi | |
| François Ngeze (born 1953) |
— | 21 October 1993 | 27 October 1993 | 6 days | Hutu | Military/ UPRONA |
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| – | Sylvie Kinigi (born 1953) |
— | 27 October 1993 | 5 February 1994 | 101 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Herself | |
| 5 | Cyprien Ntaryamira (1955–1994) |
— | 5 February 1994 | 6 April 1994 (assassinated.) |
60 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kinigi Kanyenkiko |
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| 6 | Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born 1956) |
— | 6 April 1994 | 1 October 1994 | 2 years, 110 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | Kanyenkiko Nduwayo |
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| 1 October 1994 | 25 July 1996 (deposed.) |
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| (3) | Pierre Buyoya (1949–2020) |
— | 25 July 1996 | 11 June 1998 | 6 years, 279 days | Tutsi | UPRONA | Ndimira | |
| 11 June 1998 | 30 April 2003 | Position abolished | |||||||
| 7 | Domitien Ndayizeye (born 1951) |
— | 30 April 2003 | 26 August 2005 | 2 years, 118 days | Hutu | FRODEBU | ||
| 8 | Pierre Nkurunziza (1964–2020) |
2005 2010 2015 |
26 August 2005 | 8 June 2020 (died in office.) |
14 years, 287 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | ||
| 9 | Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) |
2020 | 18 June 2020 | Incumbent | 3 years, 21 days | Hutu | CNDD–FDD | Bunyoni Ndirakobuca |
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