Gaston Sindimwo Explained

Gaston Sindimwo
Office:First Vice President of Burundi
Term Start:20 August 2015
Term End:23 June 2020
President:Pierre Nkurunziza
Predecessor:Prosper Bazombanza
Successor:Prosper Bazombanza
Party:Union for National Progress
Birth Place:Bwiza, Bujumbura, Burundi

Gaston Sindimwo (born 1965) is a Burundian politician who served as First Vice President of Burundi from 2015 to 2020.[1] He is also the Secretary General of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA). Sindimwo previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Vice President.

He unsuccessfully ran for President of Burundi in the 2020 Burundian general election, finishing third of seven candidates.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: M. Gaston Sindimwo Présidence de la République du Burundi . www.presidence.gov.bi . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170413170837/http://www.presidence.gov.bi/le-president/les-vice-presidents/m-gaston-sindimwo/ . 2017-04-13.