Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August 1946 – 4 May 2016) was a Burundian politician. He was the Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until November 10, 1976. He was President from November 10, 1976 to September 3, 1987. Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état. He was replaced as president by Pierre Buyoya. He went into exile in Uganda and later went to Libya, where he lived until 1993.