Burundi: Parties without a seat in parliament

Updated September 2006

Parties ordered by date of founding and alphabetically. Some of these parties may no longer exist.

Party Leaders Founded
Parti Liberateur du Peuple Burundais (PALIPE)
Formerly: Parti pour la Libération du Peuple Hutu (PALIPEHUTU)
Party for the Liberation of People
Etienne Karatasi
Donatien Misigaro
Rémy Gahutu
April 1980
Front pour la libération nationale (FROLINA)
Front for National Liberation
Joseph Karumba February 1990
Parti du Peuple (PP)
People's Party
Marora Sylvestre
Séverin Ndikumugongo
Shadrack Niyonkuru
1991
Parti Libéral (PL)
Liberal Party
Gaëtan Nikobamye
Joseph Ntidendereza
1992
Rassemblement du peuple Burundais (RPB)
Rally of the Burundian People
Balthazar Bigirimana
Ernest Kabushemeye (d March 1995)
1992
Alliance Nationale pour le Droit et le Développement Économique (ANADDE)
National Alliance for Law and Economic Development
Antoine Butoyi
Patrice Nsababaganwa
1992
Parti pour la Réconciliation du Peuple (PRP)
Formerly: Parti Royaliste Parlementaire
People's Reconciliation Party
Déogratias Niyonzima
Mathias Hitimana
1992
Ralliement pour la Démocratie et le Développement Économique et Social (RADDES)
Rally for Democracy and Economic and Social Development
Joseph Nzeyimana 1992
Alliance Burundo-Africaine pour le Salut (ABASA)
Burundo-African Alliance for Salvation
Térence Nsanze
Serge Mukamarakiza
1993
Parti indépendant travailleurs (PIT)
Independent Labour Party
Nicéphore Ndimurukundo
Etienne Nyahoza
1993
MSP-INKINZO
Pan Africanist Socialist Movement-Inkinzo
Dr Alphonse Rugambarara 1993
Parti Social Démocrate (PSD-DUSABIKANYE)
Social Democratic Party-Dusabikanye
Godefroid Hakizimana 1993
A-Vert Intwari (Parti des Vaillants)
Green Party-Intwari (Valiant Party)
André Nkundikijie 1996
Parti Monarchiste Parlementaire (PMP)
Parliamentary Monarchist Party
Guillaume Ruzoviyo August 2001
Parti pour la Justice et le Developpement (PAJUDE)
Party for Justice and Development
Pascal Nkunzumwami 7 July 2002
Parti pour la Démocratie et la Reconciliation (PADER)
Sometimes: Sangwe-Pader
Party for Democracy and Reconciliation
Augustin Nzojibwami July 2002
Forces Nationales de Libération-Icanzo (FNL-ICANZO)
National Liberation Forces-Icanzo
Alain Mugabarabona July/August 2002
Parti pour une Societe non Violente (SONOVI)
Party for a Non-Violent Society
Déogratias Ndayishimiye 25 August 2002
Alliance Liberale pour la Démocratie (ALIDE)
Liberal Alliance for Democracy
Joseph Ntidendereza (SG) c2003
Nouvelle Alliance pour la Démocratie et le Developement du Burundi (NADDEBU)
New Alliance for Democracy and Development in Burundi
Jean Paul Burafuta c2003
Union pour la Paix et la Democratie (UPD)
Union for Peace and Development
Zedi Feruzi c2003
Parti pour la Paix, la Démocratie, la Reconciliation et la Réconstruction (PPDRR)
Party for Peace, Democracy, Reconciliation, and Reconstruction
Jean Léopold Nzobonimpa 17 March 2004
Parti pour le Renouveau Intégral du Burundi (PARIBU-INTAHEMANA)
Party for the Integral Renewal of Burundi-Intahemana
Benoit Ndorimana 3 July 2004
Parti pour la Promotion et la Solidarite des Masses Laborieuses-Abanyamwete (PML-ABANYAMWETE)
Party for the Promotion of the Solidarity of the Toiling Masses-Abanyamwete
Patricia Ndayizeye October 2004
Parti pour la Restauration de la Monarchie et le Dialogue (ABAHUZA)
Party for the Restoration of Monarchy and Dialogue in Burundi (Let us come together)
Prince Godefroid Kamatari 2004
Parti pour la Concorde Nationale-Abasangirajambo (PACONA-ABASANGIRAJAMBO)
Party for National Concord-Abasangirajambo
Jean Bosco Ndayizamba 2004
Parti pour l'Indépendance Économique du Burundi (PIEBU)
Party for the Economic Independence of Burundi
Dr Déo Nsanganiyumwami
Parti pour la Reconstruction de la Nation Burundaise dans le Development Communautaire (RUSANGI)
Party for the Reconstruction of the Burundian Nation in Community Development
Joseph Ntanyotora before 2003

Main sources

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL 2001 "Appendix II: Glossary of Burundian political parties and armed opposition groups relevant to the conflict in Burundi", IN Burundi: Between hope and fear, [www] http://web.amnesty.org/library/Index/ENGAFR160072001?open&of=ENG-380 [opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).

BOSHOFF, H & VREY, M 2005, "Chapter 1: Historical Overview" IN A case study of Burundi, Institute for Security Studies, 5, [www] http://www.iss.co.za/dynamic/administration/file_manager/file_links/M125CHAP1.PDF [PDF Document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).

UN OFFICE IN BURUNDI 2004, "Political Parties And Movements" IN Press Kit, [www] http://www.grandslacs.net/doc/3520.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).

UNITED KINGDOM 2004, Burundi Country Report, Home Office, 77-89, [www] http://www.udi.no/upload/Pub/Tema/Integrering/KompendiumFlyktn2004/Burundi.pdf [PDF document, opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).

WIKIPEDIA 2006, "List of political parties in Burundi" and pages following, [www] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_political_parties_in_Burundi [opens new window] (accessed 22 Oct 2007).