Cyriaque Simbizi
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BornBurundi
Died6 April 1994
Kigali, Rwanda
Kigali, Rwanda
Political partyFront pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU)
Cyriaque Simbizi | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | Burundi |
| Died | 6 April 1994 Kigali, Rwanda |
| Political party | Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU) |
Cyriaque Simbizi (died 6 April 1994) was a Burundian Minister of Communication who was assassinated in a plane shootdown.
Cyriaque Simbizi originated from Cankuzo Province, Burundi. Ethnically, he was Tutsi.[1]
Political career
Simbizi was originally a member of the Union pour le Progrès national (UPRONA), but switched his party affiliation to the Front pour la Démocratie au Burundi (FRODEBU) on 2 January 1994.[2]
