Cyprien Ntaryamira [SEP] position held
Cyprien Ntaryamira
Cyprien Ntaryamira (6 March 1955 – 6 April 1994) was the Hutu President of Burundi from 5 February 1994 until his death two months later, when the aircraft he was travelling in, together with Rwandan president Juvénal Habyarimana, was shot down near Kigali, Rwanda.
Early life.
Ntaryamira was born in the Mageyo zone's commune of Mubimbi, Bujumbura Rural Province, in what was then the Belgian-administered United Nations Trust Territory of Ruanda-Urundi. He entered school in Bujumbura, but after
killed by Tutsi insurgents. This marked the beginning of the Burundi Civil War, with widespread ethnic violence breaking out. Kinigi and other senior government figures took refuge in the French embassy, and survived the chaos. After a few days, Kinigi managed to gather together 15 of the 22 ministers to continue to govern, effectively being the acting President. Her position was bolstered when Pierre Buyoya and Jean Baptiste Bagaza, former military presidents, gave their support to her government.
In January 1994, Parliament elected Cyprien Ntaryamira, the