Pascal Bubiriza (November 20, 1932 – April 30, 1972) was a

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 ...

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, minister of interior and minister of communication.

Career

*From 1954 to 1961, he was employed in judiciary and local administration. *From 20 October 1961 to 1 July 1962, he was chef de Cabinet in the government of

André Muhirwa André Muhirwa (1920–2003) was a Burundian politician as a member of the Union for National Progress (''Union pour le Progrès national'', UPRONA) and the third Prime Minister of Burundi from 19 October 1961 to 7 June 1963. His term coincided ...

*In 1962, he was designated

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and was the first Permanent Representative to the

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. *From June 1963 to March 1964, he was Minister of Interior, Security, Immigration and State Administration. *From April 1964 to May 1965, he was ambassador in the Foreign Ministry. *From May 1965 to 1967, he was ambassador in

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Ethiopia and was accredited as representative to the

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and as ambassador to the government in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

( Sudan) *From 1967 to 1969, he was ambassador in

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. *In 1969, he was designated Minister of Communication.

References

1932 births 1972 deaths People who died in the Ikiza Ambassadors of Burundi to the United States Ambassadors of Burundi to Ethiopia Ambassadors of Burundi to Russia Interior ministers of Burundi Communications ministers of Burundi Hutu people People from Bubanza Province {{Burundi-politician-stub