Joseph Butore (born 1969) is a Burundian politician who served as Second Vice President of Burundi from 2015 to 2020. He was born in

Cibitoke Cibitoke is a city located in northwestern Burundi, near the border of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital of the Cibitoke Province. The city is the birthplace of Olympic judoka Odette Ntahonvukiye Odette Ntahomvukiye (born 14 Ju ...

, Burundi in 1969. He was initially elected as a deputy of the Cibitoke constituency in 2010 and was appointed by President

Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 19648 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught ph ...

as Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in 2013. In 2015, he was appointed Second Vice President. On October 25, 2022, he received Russian citizenship.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Butore, Joseph 1969 births Living people Vice-presidents of Burundi National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy politicians