Léonce Ngendakumana is a

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an politician who was

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of the National Assembly of Burundi from 1995–1996, and again from 1998–2002. He was born in 1954 in the province of

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, to a modest family. He launched his political career at a young age when he became politically active in the BAMPERE party, until the creation of the Burundi Workers' Party (UBU). He was one of the founders of the

Front for Democracy in Burundi The Front for Democracy in Burundi (, FRODEBU) is a democratic socialist political party in Burundi. History It was formed by followers of Melchior Ndadaye from the disbanded Burundi Workers' Party in 1986. FRODEBU was legalized as a politic ...

(FRODÉBU), and in 2006, he became its secretary-general.

Electoral Mandates

He was elected to represent Bujumbura in the

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. In 1995, he became President of the Assembly, holding that post until 2002. He was re-elected as deputy in the 2005 elections but his party, FRODÉBU, failed to gain control of the Assembly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ngendakumana, Leonce Presidents of the National Assembly (Burundi) Living people 1954 births Front for Democracy in Burundi politicians