Bernard Ciza
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Bernard Ciza | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Development Planning and Reconstruction of Burundi | |
| In office February 1994 – 6 April 1994 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Social Affairs of Burundi | |
| In office 10 July 1993 – February 1994 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Died | 6 April 1994 |
| Party | Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi |
Bernard Ciza (died 6 April 1994) was a Burundian politician. Originating from Bururi Province, he became a leading member of the Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU) and in 1993 became Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Social Affairs under Prime Minister Sylvie Kinigi. He survived the coup attempt of October 1993 and in February 1994 became Minister of State for Development Planning and Reconstruction. He died later that year when the plane on which he was traveling was shot down over Kigali.
Bernard Ciza was ethnically Hutu and originated from Bururi Province, Burundi.[1] He married a woman, Charlotte.[2]
Political career
By 1993 Ciza served as a member of the central committee of the Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU).[3] Following the 1993 elections in Burundi, he became Deputy Prime Minister for Economic and Social Affairs under Prime Minister Sylvie Kinigi. On 21 October Tutsi army officers launched a coup in an attempt to overthrow the government.[4] Ciza and fellow Deputy Prime Minister Melchior Ntahobama were betrayed by their military guards and were imprisoned. However, a few hours later a junior military officer freed them and asked them where they wished to go. Ciza was taken to the French embassy.[5] The coup eventually faltered and the civilian government was reinstated.[4] In February 1994 a new government was sworn-in under Prime Minister Anatole Kanyenkiko, and Ciza became Minister of State for Development Planning and Reconstruction.[6]