Balthazar Bigirimana
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Balthazar Bigirimana is a Burundi
an politician. Since 1995, he has been president of the Rally for the People of Burundi
(RPB).
Bigirimana is an ethnic Hutu
from Kirundo
province.
Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
an politician. Since 1995, he has been president of the Rally for the People of Burundi
Rally for the People of Burundi
The Rally for the People of Burundi is a political party in Burundi. The RPB was legalized as a political party in 1992. Its first president, Ernest Kabushemeye, led the party until his assassination in 1995. Since then, Balthazar Bigirimana has been president of the party....
(RPB).
Bigirimana is an ethnic Hutu
Hutu
The Hutu , or Abahutu, are a Central African people, living mainly in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.-Population statistics:The Hutu are the largest of the three peoples in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians...
from Kirundo
Kirundo Province
Kirundo is one of the seventeen provinces of Burundi with seven communes . Kirundo has three big lakes: Cohoha, Rweru, and Rwihinda. Lakes Cohoha and Rweru are located in commune Busone, and Lake Rwihinda is in commune Kirundo...
province.