List of presidents of the Senate of Burundi explained

List of presidents of the Senate of Burundi, who is the presiding officer in the Senate of Burundi. The President is elected by the members of the Senate for a five-year term.

Below is a list of office-holders:

Name	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes
Joseph Bamina	September 1965	December 1965	UPRONA	^[1]
No Senate	1966	2002
Libère Bararunyeretse	2002	2005	UPRONA	President of transitional Senate^[2]
Gervais Rufyikiri	17 August 2005	2010	CNDD-FDD	^[3]
Gabriel Ntisezerana	August 2010	August 2015	CNDD-FDD	^[4]
Révérien Ndikuriyo	14 August 2015	25 August 2020	CNDD-FDD	^[5]
Emmanuel Sinzohagera	25 August 2020	Present	CNDD-FDD	^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sénat sous la constitution monarchique -. Sénat du Burundi.
2. Web site: Sénat de transition -. Sénat du Burundi.
3. Web site: Sénat post-transition -. Sénat du Burundi.
4. Web site: ASSECAA. www.assecaa.org.
5. Web site: IPU PARLINE database: BURUNDI (Inama Nkenguzamateka), General information. archive.ipu.org.
6. Web site: Emmanuel Sinzohagera, un religieux élu à la tête du Sénat. www.iwacu-burundi.org.