Domitien Ndayizeye (born May 2, 1953 in Murango, Kayanza Province) is a former president of Burundi. Of Hutu descent, he succeeded Pierre Buyoya, a Tutsi, on April 30, 2003, after serving as his vice president for 18 months. Ndayizeye served as president until Pierre Nkurunziza took office on August 26, 2005. May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... Kayanza is one of the 17 provinces of Burundi. ... The Hutu are a Central African ethnic group, living mainly in Rwanda and Burundi. ... Pierre Buyoya Major Pierre Buyoya (b. ... 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. ... April 30 is the 120th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (121st in leap years), with 245 days remaining. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Pierre Nkurunziza is elected President of Burundi on August 19, 2005. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Under his government, Ndayizeye tried to bridge the gap between the Hutu and the minority Tutsi people of Burundi through cooperation with other presidents in the region such as Museveni of Uganda and Mkapa of Tanzania. Yoweri Kaguta Museveni (born c. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

The recent attack on Congolese Tutsi refugees at the border of Burundi was considered a test of the president's capacity to maintain law and order and stability in the country. He promised swift retaliation and that the culprits would be apprehended.

In 2004, Ndayizeye proposed a draft constitution to the Parliament prior to it being put to the electorate in referendum later in the year. Relations with the Tutsi group were strained, reflected in their boycotting of the legislative session due to consider the proposal. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Due to a lack of preparation, the ballot was postponed, to be held in late November 2004. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Burundi is still to emerge from a civil war that began in 1993 when several groups drawn from the large Hutu majority took up arms against a government and army then dominated by a Tutsi elite. The Burundi Civil War is driven by ethnic rivalries between Burundis Hutu and Tutsi tribal factions. ...

The interim government pledged to more equitably share power between the two main ethnic groups.

On 21 August 2006, Ndayizeye was arrested in Bujumbura in relation to his alleged role in a coup plot earlier in the year. The Senate lifted his immunity as Senator prior to his arrest.^[1] He denied the charges against him in court on December 19 and said that he had "never dreamed of organising a coup, in fact I had given up politics to do business and be with my family".^[2] On January 15, 2007, he was acquitted along with former vice president Alphonse-Marie Kadege and three other defendants; two others were sentenced to long prison terms.^[3] August 21 is the 233rd day of the year (234th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Bujumbura, estimated population 300,000 (1994), is the capital of Burundi. ... The Senate is the upper chamber of Parliament in Burundi. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Alphonse-Marie Kadege was Vice-President of Burundi from 30 April 1951 to 11 November 2004. ...

References

1. ^ "Burundi's former leader arrested", BBC News, August 21, 2006.
2. ^ "I never planned a coup, says Ndayizeye", Reuters (IOL), December 20, 2006.
3. ^ Patrick Nduwimana, "Ndayizeye acquitted of coup plot in Burundi", Reuters (IOL), January 16, 2007.