Gaston Sindimwo (born 1965) is a

Burundi Burundi, officially the Republic of Burundi, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is located in the Great Rift Valley at the junction between the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa, with a population of over 14 million peop ...

an politician who served as First Vice President of

from 2015 to 2020. He is also the Secretary General of the Union for National Progress ( UPRONA). Sindimwo previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Vice President. He unsuccessfully ran for

President of Burundi The president of Burundi, officially the President of the Republic (French language, French: ''Président de la République''), is the head of state and head of government of the Burundi, Republic of Burundi. The president is also commander-in-c ...

in the

2020 Burundian general election General elections were held in Burundi on 20 May 2020 to elect both the president and the National Assembly. Évariste Ndayishimiye of the ruling CNDD–FDD was elected president with 71% of the vote. In the National Assembly elections, the CNDD ...

, finishing third of seven candidates.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sindimwo, Gaston 1965 births Living people Vice-presidents of Burundi Union for National Progress politicians People from Bujumbura