Évariste Ndayishimiye
Évariste Ndayishimiye | |
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Ndayishimiye in 2022 | |
| 10th President of Burundi | |
| Assumed office 18 June 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni Gervais Ndirakobuca Nestor Ntahontuye |
| Vice President | Prosper Bazombanza |
| Preceded by | Pierre Nkurunziza |
| Chairperson of the African Union | |
| Assumed office 15 February 2026 | |
| Preceded by | João Lourenço |
| First Vice Chairperson of the African Union | |
| In office 15 February 2025 – 15 February 2026 | |
| Chairperson | João Lourenço |
| Preceded by | João Lourenço |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1968 Giheta, Gitega Province, Burundi |
| Party | CNDD–FDD |
| Spouse | Ndayubaha Angeline Ndayishimiye |
| Children | 6 |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Burundi |
| Branch | Burundi Army |
| Rank | General |
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Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 1968) is a Burundian politician who has served as the tenth President of Burundi since 18 June 2020 and as the Chairperson of the African Union since February 2026. He became involved in the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy during the Burundian Civil War and rose up the ranks of its militia. At the end of the conflict, he entered the Burundian Army and held a number of political offices under the auspices of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza endorsed Ndayishimiye as his successor ahead of the 2020 elections which he won with a large majority.