Léonce Ngendakumana Explained

Léonce Ngendakumana
Office1:President of the National Assembly of Burundi
Term Start1:12 January 1995
Term End1:25 July 1996
Predecessor1:Jean Minani
Successor1:Disbanded
Term Start2:18 July 1998
Term End2:January 2002
Predecessor2:Disbanded
Successor2:Jean Minani
Party:Front for Democracy in Burundi

Léonce Ngendakumana is a Burundian politician who was President of the National Assembly of Burundi from 1995–1996, and again from 1998–2002.[1] He was born in 1954 in the province of Bujumbura, to a modest family. He launched his political career at a young age when he became politically active in the BAMPERE party, until the creation of the Burundi Workers' Party (UBU).

He was one of the founders of the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODÉBU), and in 2006, he became its secretary-general.

Electoral Mandates

He was elected to represent Bujumbura in the National Assembly. In 1995, he became President of the Assembly, holding that post until 2002.[2] He was re-elected as deputy in the 2005 elections but his party, FRODÉBU, failed to gain control of the Assembly.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Opposition satisfied with the new cabinet . burundirealite.org . 2010-11-06.
  2. Web site: HISTORIQUE - Assemblée Nationale du Burundi. www.assemblee.bi.