Gaston Sindimwo

Gaston Sindimwo
First Vice President of Burundi
In office
20 August 2015 – 23 June 2020
PresidentPierre Nkurunziza
Preceded byProsper Bazombanza
Succeeded byProsper Bazombanza
Personal details
Born1965 (age 58–59)
Bwiza, Bujumbura, Burundi
Political partyUnion for National Progress

Gaston Sindimwo (born 1965) is a Burundian politician who served as First Vice President of Burundi from 2015 to 2020.[1] He is also the Secretary General of the Union for National Progress (UPRONA). Sindimwo previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the First Vice President.[citation needed]

He unsuccessfully ran for President of Burundi in the 2020 Burundian general election, finishing third of seven candidates.

  1. ^ "M. Gaston Sindimwo | Présidence de la République du Burundi". www.presidence.gov.bi. Archived from the original on 2017-04-13.