Albin Nyamoya (27 July 1924 – 2001) was the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

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 6 April 1964 — 7 January 1965 and again from 14 July 1972— 5 June 1973. Nyamoya, an ethnic

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from

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, was a member of the

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(UPRONA) party. He served as Interior Minister from 1963 to 1964. Nyamoya died in 2001.

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* 1924 births 2001 deaths Union for National Progress politicians Prime Ministers of Burundi Interior ministers of Burundi Tutsi people People from Ngozi Province {{Burundi-politician-stub