Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Pierre Nkurunziza Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 19648 June 2020) was a Burundian politician who served as the ninth president of Burundi for almost 15 years from August 2005 until his death in June 2020. A member of the Hutu ethnic group, Nkurunziza taught p ...

Events

*August 19 – 31:

Burundi at the 2019 African Games Burundi competed at the 2019 African Games held from 19 to 31 August 2019 in Rabat, Morocco. Athletics Onesphore Nzikwinkunda finished in 6th place in the men's 10,000 metres event. Rodrigue Kwizera competed in the men's 5000 metres and h ...

*December 5 – 41 people die, and 40 others are injured during a series of landslides in

Cibitoke Cibitoke is a city located in northwestern Burundi, near the border of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is the capital of the Cibitoke Province Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Republic of Burundi. Communes It is divided adm ...

Bujumbura Bujumbura (; ), formerly Usumbura, is the economic capital, largest city and main port of Burundi. It ships most of the country's chief export, coffee, as well as cotton and tin ore. Bujumbura was formerly the country's normal capital. In la ...

Bubanza Bubanza is a city located in northwestern Burundi. It is the capital city of Bubanza Province Bubanza is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Communes It is divided administratively into 5 communes: * Commune of Bubanza (Bubanza) * Commune ...

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Cankuzo Cankuzo is a city located in eastern Burundi. It is the capital city of Cankuzo Province Cankuzo Province is one of the 18 provinces of Burundi. Located in the eastern part of the country, the province covers an area of 1,965 km. The provi ...

Deaths

* 25 April –

Faty Papy Faty Papy (18 September 1990 – 25 April 2019) was a Burundian professional association football player who last played for Malanti Chiefs in the Premier League of Eswatini. He also played with the Burundi national football team. Career Pap ...

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MVV Maastricht Maatschappelijke Voetbal Vereniging Maastricht (), commonly known as MVV Maastricht (, ) or simply as MVV, is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht. Founded on 2 April 1902, MVV Maastricht currently compete in the Eers ...

Bidvest Wits Bidvest Wits Football Club, (simply often known as Wits University F.C. or Wits) was a South African professional football club from Johannesburg which played in the Premier Soccer League the first-tier of South African league football system ...

national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that represents a nation, rather than a particular club or region, in an international sport. The term is most commonly associated with team sports, for exam ...

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References

{{Year in Africa, 2019 2010s in Burundi Years of the 21st century in Burundi

Burundi Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Gr ...