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Encyclopedia > Burundi presidential election, 1993
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Burundi’s first multiparty presidential election since independence in 1962 was held on 1 June 1993. The poll ended 27 years of alternating military and single party rule in the country. This period was marked by sporadic, but deadly violence between the ethnic Tutsi minority (which controlled the government and army) and the Hutu majority. Image File history File links Large coat of arms of Burundi File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... In November 1995, the presidents of Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zaire announced a regional initiative for a negotiated peace in Burundi facilitated by former Tanzanian President Julius Nyerere. ... List of Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Kingdom of Burundi Republic of Burundi Affiliations:- See also:- Burundi Heads of Government of Burundi Colonial Heads of Burundi Colonial Heads of Burundi (Urundi) Colonial Heads of Burundi (Ruanda-Urundi) Lists of... The position of Vice-President of the Republic of Burundi was created in June 1998, when a transitional constitution went into effect. ... The Government of Burundi consists of a 20-member Council of Ministers appointed by the President. ... The Parliament of Burundi consists of two chambers: The Senate (Upper Chamber) The National Assembly (Lower Chamber) This politics-related article is a stub. ... The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... The National Assembly is the lower chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... Burundi is divided into 17 provinces: Bubanza Bujumbura Mairie Bujumbura Rural Bururi Cankuzo Cibitoke Gitega Karuzi Kayanza Kirundo Makamba Muramvya Muyinga Mwaro Ngozi Rutana Ruyigi Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Burundi ... See Also Burundi Rulers and heads of state of Burundi Heads of government of Burundi Vice-Presidents of Burundi Lists of office-holders Categories: Burundi | Lists of current office-holders ... Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in Burundi. ... made by sparco durki nahui6 ... The following is a list of Burundian politicians, both past and present. ... A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... A multi-party system is a type of party system. ... Elections in Burundi gives information on election and election results in Burundi. ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A single-party state or one-party system or single-party system is a type of party system and form of government where only a single political party dominates the government and no opposition parties are allowed. ... The Tutsi are one of three native peoples of the nations of Rwanda and Burundi in central Africa: the other two being the Twa and the Hutu. ... Hutu is the name given to one of the three ethnic groups occupying Burundi and Rwanda. ...

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Candidates

Three candidates contested the election.

Pierre Buyoya
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Pierre Buyoya
  • Pierre Buyoya - Incumbent president who seized power in a 1987 military coup. A Tutsi from Bururi province, he was the ruling UPRONA (Union for National Progress) party's presidential candidate. He ran on a platform of national unity. Two predominately Tutsi parties, the Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development (RADDES) and the Social Democratic Party (PSD), supported Buyoya's candidacy.
Melchior Ndadaye
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Melchior Ndadaye
  • Melchior Ndadaye - Leader and candidate of the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODEBU), a predominately Hutu party founded in 1986 and officially registered in 1992. Ndadaye's candidacy was supported by three other mainly Hutu parties - Rally for the People of Burundi (RPB), People's Party (PP), and the Liberal Party (PL).
  • Pierre-Claver Sendegeya - Ethnic Hutu and candidate of the monarchist People's Reconciliation Party (PRP).

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Election Day and Results

Voting proceeded peacefully without major incidents on 1 June 1993. Voter turnout was a massive 97.3% (Out of 2,355,126 registered voters, a total of 2,291,746 voted). Final results showed Ndadaye winning 65% of the vote, followed by Buyoya with 32% and Sendegeya finishing a distant third with 1%. The results confounded forecasts that expected Pierre Buyoya to win with a similar majority.


None of the three candidates contested the results and international election observers declared the poll free, fair, and transparent.


Election Aftermath

Melchior Ndadaye's election victory put the FRODEBU party in prime position for a comfortable win in legislative elections held on 29 June 1993. Burundi’s first multiparty legislative election since 1965 was held on 29 June 1993. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ...


Ndadaye was sworn in as the first Hutu president of Burundi on 10 July 1993. His rule would be short, however, as he was assassinated on 21 October 1993 during a military coup by elements of the predominately Tutsi army. Thereafter, the country plunged into a full-scale civil war that claimed hundreds of thousands of lives. // List of Rulers and Heads of State of Burundi (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Kingdom of Burundi Republic of Burundi Affiliations:- [1] See also Burundi Heads of government of Burundi Vice-Presidents of Burundi Heads of state of Martyazo Colonial heads of Burundi Colonial heads of... July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... October 21 is the 294th day of the year (295th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 71 days remaining. ... A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... The Burundi Civil War is driven by ethnic rivalries between Burundis Hutu and Tutsi tribal factions. ...


See also


  Results from FactBites:
 
Burundi presidential election, 1993 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (382 words)
Burundi’s first multiparty presidential election since independence in 1962 was held on 1 June 1993.
Ndadaye was sworn in as the first Hutu president of Burundi on 10 July 1993.
His rule would be short, however, as he was assassinated on 21 October 1993 during a military coup by elements of the predominantly Tutsi army.
Burundi - History and Politics (3501 words)
Elections were held in Burundi in 1961 in which, contrary to the wishes of the administration, Uprona triumphed, securing 80% of the vote and 58 of the 64 seats in the legislature.
On 1 June 1993 the first presidential election under the new constitution was won by Melchior Ndadaye of the Front pour la démocratie au Burundi (Frodebu), who took 65% of the vote to Buyoya's 32%.
Local elections at the commune level were due to be held in February, while legislative and senatorial elections in March and presidential elections scheduled to take place on 22 April.
  More results at FactBites »

 

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