Gervais Ndirakobuca | |
|---|---|
| 9th Prime Minister of Burundi | |
| Assumed office 7 September 2022 | |
| President | Évariste Ndayishimiye |
| Preceded by | Alain-Guillaume Bunyoni |
| Minister of the Interior | |
| In office June 2020 – 7 September 2022 | |
| President | Évariste Ndayishimiye |
| Succeeded by | Martin Niteretse |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) Bukinanyana, Cibitoke Province, Burundi |
| Political party | CNDD–FDD |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Nickname | Ndakugarika |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  CNDD–FDD |
| Years of service | ? – 2003 |
| Battles/wars | Burundian Civil War |
Gervais Ndirakobuca (born 1970) is a Burundian politician, former police officer and rebel commander serving as the Prime Minister of Burundi since 7 September 2022. Prior to that, he was the Minister of Interior, Public Security, and Community Development. He is known for his violent crackdown of the 2015 civil protest in Burundi[1] and was under United States and European Union sanctions for human rights violations when President Évariste Ndayishimiye appointed him security minister.[2]
- ^ "Burundi's new security minister has a long and bloody past". The Mail & Guardian. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ Uwamahoro, Thierry. "Bujumbura: 'miliyoni 121 z'amafaranga ava mu masoko ziranyuruzwa ku ndwi". BBC News Gahuza (in Kinyarwanda). Retrieved 7 June 2021.