Gaston Sindimwo (born 1965) is a Burundian politician who served as 1st Vice President of Burundi from 2015 to 2020. He is also the Secretary General of the Union for National Progress (

UPRONA The Union for National Progress (french: Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) is a nationalist political party in Burundi. It initially emerged as a nationalist united front in opposition to Belgian colonial rule but subsequently became an ...

). Sindimwo previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Vice President. He unsuccessfully ran for

President of Burundi The president of Burundi, officially the President of the Republic (French: ''Président de la République''), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Burundi. The president is also commander-in-chief of the National Def ...

in the

2020 Burundian general election General elections were held in Burundi on 20 May 2020 to elect both the President of Burundi, president and the National Assembly (Burundi), National Assembly. Évariste Ndayishimiye of the ruling National Council for the Defense of Democracy – ...

, finishing third of seven candidates.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sindimwo, Gaston 1965 births Living people Vice-presidents of Burundi Union for National Progress politicians People from Bujumbura