Antoine Nduwayo was born on 1942 and was the Prime Minister of Burundi from 22 February 1995, until 31 July 1996.
11 Facts About Antoine Nduwayo
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Antoine Nduwayo became the executive secretary of the Economic Community of the Great Lakes Countries.
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Antoine Nduwayo had held office from 7 February 1994, and was a member of the Union pour le progres national.
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Antoine Nduwayo was appointed Prime Minister of Burundi by the Hutu President Sylvestre Ntibantunganya on 22 February 1995.
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Antoine Nduwayo was appointed at a time when armed Hutu and Tutsi extremists were organizing to resist power-sharing arrangements between the Hutu and Tutsi politicians.
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The Burundian army repeatedly threatened Antoine Nduwayo, who reneged on allowing foreign intervention.
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On 24 July 1996 Antoine Nduwayo's UPRONA withdrew from its coalition with FRODEBU and the power-sharing government of 1993 collapsed.
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Antoine Nduwayo resigned shortly after the coup, and was succeeded by Pascal-Firmin Ndimira of UPRONA, who held office from 31 July 1996 to 12 June 1998.
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Antoine Nduwayo went on to run the Banque de commerce et de developpement when it was created on 14 January 1999.
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Antoine Nduwayo said it was important for Burundians to learn from Rwanda's history, and to make sure the political tensions in Burundi at that time did not lead to genocide.
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Antoine Nduwayo was the only one among the accused who was acquitted.