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Burundi

Évariste Ndayishimiye (Neva)

Date of Birth: 17 June 1968
Place of Birth: Giheta, Gitega, Burundi


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President avoids a power struggle, for now

A deepening political crisis has been averted for now after President Evariste Ndayishimiye sacked his prime minister Alain Bunyoni and his cabinet chief General Gabriel Nizigama last week having been warned of a coup plot against him...

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Tshisekedi calls out Kagame on the M23 militia

At the June meeting presidents Kenyatta Museveni and Kagame accompanied by Burundi's President Evariste Ndayishimiye and Salva Kiir of South Sudan finally agreed that a joint force would enter Congo-K in late July or August and go against all armed groups that refuse to lay down their weapons...

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Life without the 'Supreme Guide'

Evariste Ndayishimiye was sworn in as Burundi's president on 18 June 10 days after the sudden death of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza...


Hardliners to the fore

The appointment of hard man General Evariste Ndayishimiye a former Minister of Interior between 2006 and 2007 at the President's office is also a matter of concern for Western diplomats...


Dubious coup

He also claimed that the Interior Minister Brigadier General Evariste Ndayishimiye and the head of the National Intelligence Agency Adolphe Nshimirimana had asked him to include among those he incriminated Vice-President Alice Nzomukunda of the ruling Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie-Forces de Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD)...


Tough talking

Nkurunziza initially denied he had ordered the police action but a few days later apparently at Radjabu's suggestion the Interior Minister Brigadier General Evariste Ndayishimiye said Nkurunziza had told him the police officer in charge should be rewarded...


Cart before horse

The Defence Minister General Evariste Ndayishimiye put it at 20 000 men; an official statement said 35 000; the Interior Minister Simon Nyandwi of the FDD itself said 40 000...


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