Burundi Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Republic of Burundi

Type: republic; presidential system

Capital: Bujumbura

Political subdivisions: 15 provinces, subdivided into arrondissements and communes according to a 1982 redistricting

Legal system: based on German and French civil c odes and customary law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

National holiday: Independence Day, 1 July

Branches: executive (President and Cabinet); judicial, legislature (National Assembly) reestablished in 1982

Government leader: Col. Jean-Baptiste BAG AZ A, President and Head of State (since 1976)

Suffrage: universal adult

Elections: new constitution approved by national referendum in November 1981; election to National Assembly held in October 1982

Political parties and leaders: National Party of Unity and Progress (UPRONA), a Tutsi-led party, declared sole legitimate party in 1966; second national party congress held in 1984; Col. Jean-Baptiste Bagaza confirmed as party president for five-year term

Communists: no Communist party

Member of: AfDB, EAMA, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IFAD, IFC, 1LO, IMF, INTERPOL, ITU,

NAM, OAU, UN, UNE SCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

NOTE: The information regarding Burundi on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Burundi 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Burundi 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.