Tenure |
Incumbent |
Portrait |
Notes |
1680 |
Foundation of the Burundi Kingdom |
Mwami (Kings) |
Baganwa Dynasty |
c.1680 to c.1709 |
Ntare III Rushatsi, Mwami |
|
|
c.1709 to c.1739 |
Mwezi III Ndagushimiye, Mwami |
|
|
c.1739 to c.1767 |
Mutaga III Senyamwiza Mutamo, Mwami |
|
|
c.1767 to c.1796 |
Mwambutsa III Syarushambo Butama, Mwami
(Mwambutsa III Mbariza) |
|
|
c.1796 to c.1850 |
Ntare IV Rutaganzwa Rugamba, Mwami |
|
|
c.1850 to 1884 |
Mwezi IV Gisabo, Mwami |
|
|
German Suzerainty
Protectorate of Burundi
|
1884 to 1 July 1890 |
Incorporated into German East Africa |
1 July 1890 to 21 August 1908 |
1908 to 30 November 1915 |
Mutaga IV Mbikije, Mwami |
|
16 December 1915 to June 1916 |
Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, Mwami |
|
Deposed |
Belgian Suzerainty |
June 1916 to 20 July 1922 |
Ruanda-Urundi League of Nations
mandated territory |
20 July 1922 to 13 December 1946 |
Mwambutsa IV Bangiriceng, King |
United Nations Trust Territory
under Belgium |
13 December 1946 to January 1961 |
The Kingdom of Burundi
Autonomous |
January 1961 to 1 July 1962 |
The Kingdom of Burundi
Independence from Belgium |
1 July 1962 to 8 July 1966 |
8 July/1 September 1966 to 28 November 1966 |
Ntare V Ndizeye, King |
|
Deposed |
Tenure |
Incumbent |
Portrait |
Affiliation |
Notes |
The Republic of Burundi (Republika y’Burundi) (Républigue du Burundi) |
28 November 1966 to 1 November 1976 |
Michel Micombero, President |
|
Mil/UPRONA |
Tutsi |
2 November 1976 to 10 November 1976 |
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council |
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Tutsi |
10 November 1976 to 3 September 1987 |
Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, President |
Tutsi |
3 September 1987 to 10 July 1993 |
Military Junta:- |
3 September 1987 to 9 September 1987 |
Pierre Buyoya, Chairman of the Military Committee of National Salvation |
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Tutsi; 1st Term |
9 September 1987 to 10 July 1993 |
Pierre Buyoya, President |
10 July 1993 to 21 October 1993 |
Melchior Ndadaye, President |
|
FRODEBU |
Hutu |
21 October 1993 to 27 October 1993 |
François Ngeze, Chairman of the Committee of Public Salvation |
|
Mil |
Hutu; in rebellion |
27 October 1993 to 5 February 1994 |
Sylvie Kinigi, acting President |
|
UPRONA |
♀; Tutsi |
5 February 1994 to 6 April 1994 |
Cyprien Ntaryamira, President |
|
FRODEBU |
Hutu |
6 April 1994 to 25 July 1996 |
Sylvestre Ntibantunganya, President |
|
FRODEBU |
Hutu |
25 July 1996 to 30 April 2003 |
Pierre Buyoya, President |
|
UPRONA |
Tutsi |
30 April 2003 to 26 August 2005 |
Domitien Ndayizeye, President |
|
FRODEBU |
Hutu |
26 August 2005 to present |
Pierre Nkurunziza, President |
|
CNDD-FDD |
Hutu |