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

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. After six years of primary education he attended the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida. He subsequently attended

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in the

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before failing out of his classes. Shibura later studied in

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, West Germany before enrolling at the

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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

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of the

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. *From 15 July 1972 to 5 June 1973 he was Minister of Interior and Justice in the administration of

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. *From 5 June 1973 to 1975 he was the first Burundian ambassador in

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with accreditation in

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. *From 1980 to 1981 he was ambassador in

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shibura, Albert 1939 births Living people Ambassadors of Burundi to China Ambassadors of Burundi to Uganda Justice ministers of Burundi Interior ministers of Burundi Tutsi people Hema people People from Bururi Province