Léonce Ngendakumana
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Léonce Ngendakumana is a Burundian politician who was President of the National Assembly of Burundi from 1995–1996, and again from 1998–2002.[1] He was born in 1954 in the province of Bujumbura, to a modest family. He launched his political career at a young age when he became politically active in the BAMPERE party,[clarification needed] until the creation of the Burundi Workers' Party (UBU).
Léonce Ngendakumana | |
|---|---|
| President of the National Assembly of Burundi | |
| In office 12 January 1995 – 25 July 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Minani |
| Succeeded by | Disbanded |
| In office 18 July 1998 – January 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Disbanded |
| Succeeded by | Jean Minani |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Front for Democracy in Burundi |
He was one of the founders of the Front for Democracy in Burundi (FRODÉBU), and in 2006, he became its secretary-general.
In February 2014, Ngendakumana sent a letter to the UN Secretary-General in his capacity as head of the ADC-Ikibiri coalition.[2] He urged the international community to assist against Burundi's ruling party's incitement of violence.[2] He was subsequently sentenced to one year in prison "for incitement to racial hatred and making damaging allegations and false accusations" in October.[2]
Electoral Mandates
He was elected to represent Bujumbura in the National Assembly. In 1995, he became President of the Assembly, holding that post until 2002.[3] He was re-elected as deputy in the 2005 elections but his party, FRODÉBU, failed to gain control of the Assembly.
