Buyoya, Pierre

LC control no.	n 88270993
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Buyoya, Pierre *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Buyoya, Petero
See also	Burundi. President (1987-1993 : Buyoya) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Burundi
Birth date	19491124
Place of birth	Rutovu (Burundi)
Affiliation	École Royale Militaire (Brussels, Belgium) École d' État-Major (France) Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr (Germany) Parti UPRONA
Profession or occupation	Presidents Armies -- Officers
Found in	His Déclaration du président du Comité militaire pour le salut national, le major Pierre Buyoya, 1987 Biog. de sa excellence le major Pierre Boyoya ... 1988?: p. 1 (b. Nov. 1949) Africa South of Sahara, 1992: p. 287 (3 Sept. 1987 Bagaza was deposed by an army-led coup d'état led by Maj. Pierre Buyoya, sworn in as president on 2 Oct.) Wikipedia WWW site, Dec. 29, 2006 (Major Pierre Buyoya; b. Nov. 24, 1949; president of Burundi, Sept. 9, 1987-July 10, 1993, July 25, 1996-Apr. 30, 2003) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed January 6, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Buyoya, Pierre; president, foreign military officer; born 24 November 1949 in Rutovu, province of Buriri, Burundi; studied at École Royale Militaire in Brussels, Belgium (1967); completed his military studies at the École d' État-Major, France (1976-1977) and at Führungsakademie der Bundeswehr, Germany (1980-1982); appointed to Burundian armed forces (1982); member of the Central Committee of UPRONA party (1979); organized a military coup (1987); named president of the Third Republic of Burundi (1988); formed a military- civilian government; developed a new democratic constitution (1991), authorized the creation of political parties (1992); was the UPRONA party candidate for presidential and legislative elections (1993); returned to power (1996-2003); produced the Arusha Accord for peace and reconciliation of Burundi (2000); handed over the presidency to his successor (2003) but held a seat in the Senate) Badasigana ni muze dushigikire iyi ntwaro nshasha, 1987: page [3] (Petero Buyoya)
Not found in	Burundi. President (1987- : Buyoya). L'unité pour la démocratie ... 1991: p. 5 (Président de la République)