Dr. Yves Sahinguvu (born 20 December 1949) is a

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 ...

an politician and medical doctor. From November 2007 to August 2010, he was the First

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in charge of political and administrative affairs. A trained

ophthalmologist Ophthalmology ( ) is a surgery, surgical subspecialty within medicine that deals with the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders. An ophthalmologist is a physician who undergoes subspecialty training in medical and surgical eye care. Followin ...

, Sahinguvu was first appointed to the position of First Vice President on November 9, 2007, by Act of

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. He replaced

Martin Nduwimana Martin Nduwimana (born 1958) was the First Vice-President of Burundi from 29 August 2005 to November 2007. He is an ethnic Tutsi member of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA) party. He is originally from Mugamba commune in Bururi Province. N ...

, who was forced to resign by Parliament due to a political stalemate. Sahinguvu is a member of the opposition

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 ...

. During the 2010 general elections, as his party representative, he ran for the presidential seat but decided to withdraw from the race together with all opposition parties, after they accused the ruling party of rigging previous councillors' elections.Yves Sahinguvu
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1949 births Living people Tutsi people Union for National Progress politicians Vice-presidents of Burundi {{Burundi-politician-stub