Joseph Bamina
Joseph Bamina | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Burundi | |
| In office 24 January 1965 – 30 September 1965 | |
| Monarch | Mwambutsa IV |
| Preceded by | Pié Masumbuko |
| Succeeded by | Léopold Biha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1927 Busangana, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 15 December 1965 (aged 38) |
| Party | Union for National Progress |
| Spouse | Mary Roache |
Joseph Bamina (15 March 1927 – 15 December 1965) was a politician serving as President of the Senate of Burundi when he was assassinated. He had been prime minister for less than a year, member of the Union for National Progress (French: Union pour le Progrès national—UPRONA) party. He and other Burundian leaders of the government were assassinated on 15 December 1965, by Tutsi soldiers during a reprisal effort to stop a coup by Hutu officers.