Balthazar Bigirimana
Balthazar Bigirimana | |
|---|---|
| Burundian Minister of Public Works & Equipment | |
| In office 1992–1992[1] | |
| President of Rally for the People of Burundi | |
| In office 1995 – October 28, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | Ernest Kabushemeye |
| Burundian Ambassador to Belgium of  Burundi to .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | |
| In office October 28, 2011 – December 13, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Laurent Kavakure |
| Succeeded by | Félix Ndayisenga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1957 Kirundo Province, Burundi |
| Died | December 13, 2012 (aged 55) Brussels, Belgium[2] |
Balthazar Bigirimana was a Burundian politician and diplomat. From 1995 to his death, he has been president of the Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB).[3] Bigirimana was an ethnic Hutu[3] from Kirundo province. From October 28, 2011 to December 13, 2012 he was Burundian Ambassador to Belgium.[4]
References
- ^ Gregory R. Copley, Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook, International Media Corporation Ltd, Copley & Associates, 1994, p. 250
- ^ Décès à Bruxelles de l’Ambassadeur Balthazar Bigirimana
- ^ a b Europa Publications (2003). Africa South of the Sahara 2004 (33rd ed.). Psychology Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-1-85743-183-4. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
- ^ H.E. Ambassador Balthazar Bigirimana, Head of the Mission of Burundi, to the EU, on the right, and José Manuel Barroso, [1]