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Joseph Bamina | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Burundi | |
| In office 24 January 1965 – 30 September 1965 | |
| Monarch | Mwambutsa IV |
| Preceded by | Pié Masumbuko |
| Succeeded by | Léopold Biha |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1927 Busangana, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 15 December 1965 (aged 38) Muramvya Province, Kingdom of Burundi |
| Political party | Union for National Progress |
| Spouse | Mary Roache |
Joseph Bamina (15 March 1927 – 15 December 1965) was a politician serving as President of the Senate of Burundi[1] when he was assassinated. He had been Prime Minister for less than a year, member of the Union for National Progress (French: Union pour le Progrès national—UPRONA) party.[2] He and other Burundian leaders of the government were assassinated on 15 December 1965,[2] by Tutsi soldiers during a reprisal effort to stop a coup by Hutu officers.
- ^ ":: Sénat du Burundi ::". Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
- ^ a b Mwakikagile, Godfrey (2012). Identity Politics and Ethnic Conflicts in Rwanda and Burundi: A Comparative Study. Intercontinental Books. p. 32. ISBN 9789987160297.