Jean Marie Ngendahayo writes about [1] [fr] the relatively unknown story of Melchior Ndadaye [2], the first democratically elected president of Burundi after winning the 1993 election. Ngendahayo states that what stood out with Ndadaye was his willingness to reach out to all Burundians; in fact he chose an opponent, Mrs. Sylvie Kinigi as his prime minister but he was killed in a coup attempt before he could really reunite the ethnically-divided nation.
Burundi: Celebrating The First Democratically Elected President
· Written by Lova Rakotomalala
Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Burundi, History, Politics