Édouard Nzambimana (born 20 December 1945 – September 2015)
was
Prime Minister
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of
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
from 12 November 1976 until 13 October 1978, when the post was abolished. He then became foreign affairs minister, serving until 1982.
Prior to becoming Prime Minister, Nzambimana had been educated in
Belgium
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and was a
Lieutenant-Colonel
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in the army.
References
1945 births
2015 deaths
Prime Ministers of Burundi
Burundian military personnel
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