Martin Nduwimana (born 1958) was the First Vice-President of

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from 29 August 2005 to November 2007. He is an ethnic

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member of the

Union for National Progress 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 i ...

(UPRONA) party. He is originally from Mugamba commune in

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. Nduwimana was nominated by

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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 ...

on 29 August 2005. He was endorsed by both chambers of

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- 108 votes 'for', one abstention and 47 votes 'for', 1 'against' in the

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) and immediately sworn in. According to the constitution, Burundi's First Vice-President is responsible for political and administrative affairs. Nduwimana announced on 7 November 2007 that he had resigned as First Vice-President and that Nkurunziza had accepted his resignation. This followed UPRONA's disapproval of what it considered to be Nduwimana's failure to unhold the party's interests in the government."Burundi elects new vice president"
Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), November 9, 2007. On 8 November, another member of UPRONA, Yves Sahinguvu, was elected as First Vice-President. Afterwards, Nduwimana was reported to be seeking work with the

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."L'ancien vice-président burundais à la recherche d'un emploi"
Panapress (afriquenligne.fr), November 14, 2007 .

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