Albert Shibura Explained

Albert Shibura
Office:	Burundian Interior Minister and Minister of Justice
Office2:	Burundian Ambassador to China
Successor2:	Simon Sabimbona
Office3:	Ambassador of Burundi to Uganda
Successor3:	Jonathas Niyungeko
Birth Place:	Bururi^[1]

Albert Shibura (born 1939) is a Burundian retired politician and military officer.

Early life

Albert Shibura was born in 1939 in the Matana region of the present Bururi Province, Ruanda-Urundi. After six years of primary education he attended the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida. He subsequently attended Lovanium University in the Belgian Congo before failing out of his classes. Shibura later studied in Munich, West Germany before enrolling at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.

Career

After two years of study at Saint-Cyr, Shibura returned to Burundi in 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Burundi National Army.

• From 1967 to July 15, 1972 he was chief of staff of the Military of Burundi.
• From 15 July 1972 to 5 June 1973 he was Minister of Interior and Justice in the administration of Albin Nyamoya.
• From 5 June 1973 to 1975 he was the first Burundian ambassador in Beijing with accreditation in Pyongyang.^{[2] [3]}
• From 1980 to 1981 he was ambassador in Kampala.

Works cited

• Book: Weinstein, Warren. Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Scarecrow Press. 1976. Metuchen. 978-0-8108-0962-8.

Notes and References

1. Rene Lemarchand, Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide, p.79
2. James Lawler, Spears into pruning hooks: conflict-management in Africa, Thales Microuniversity Press, 1975 - Political Science - 467 p, p. 129http://www.sciencespo.fr/mass-violence-war-massacre-resistance/en/document/shibura-albert
3. Web site: AFRICAN SEEKING U.S. HEARING ON BURUNDI KILLINGS (Published 1987) . . https://web.archive.org/web/20171214084732/https://www.nytimes.com/1987/03/08/world/african-seeking-us-hearing-on-burundi-killings.html . 2017-12-14 . live .