Africa – Burundi
Évariste “Neva” Ndayishimiye (1968- )
General Évariste Ndayishimiye, the current President of Burundi, was born on June 17, 1968, in Giheta, Burundi. After serving in...
André Muhirwa (1920-2003)
André Muhirwa was the first prime minister of independent Burundi. He was born in 1920 in Murete, Ruanda-Urundi (then a...
Denis Mukwege (1955- )
Dr. Denis Mukwege is a Nobel Prize-winning gynecologist, human rights activist, and Pentecostal pastor from the Democratic Republic of the...
Juvénal Habyarimana (1937-1994)
Juvénal Habyarimana, President of Rwanda, was born on March 8, 1937, in Gasiza, in the Gisenyi province of what was at this time...
Third Congo Civil War (1998-2003)
The Third Congo Civil War—also known as Africa’s World War—was a five-year conflict that occurred primarily in the Democratic Republic...
Second Congo Civil War (1996-1997)
The Second Congo Civil War was the struggle to overthrow long-time Zaire President Mobutu Sese Seko by Laurent-Désiré Kabila, the leader of the Alliance of...
Nyamko Ana Sabuni (1969– )
Nyamko Ana Sabuni is a Swedish politician and former government cabinet minister. She was born in Bujumbura, Burundi, on March...
C. Steven McGann (1951 – )
C. Steven McGann joined the Foreign Service in 1992 and has since attained the status of Career member, Senior Foreign...
Alfonso E. Lenhardt (1943- )
Alfonso E. Lenhardt is currently Acting Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). He previously served as...
