Joseph Mbazumutima
Joseph Mbazumutima (born 11 April 1937) was a Burundian politician.
Early life[edit]
Joseph Mbazumutima was born on 11 April 1937 into a Ganwa family. He was educated at the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida.[1]
Career[edit]
Mbazumutima served as the private secretary of Mwami Mwambutsa IV, his second cousin, from 1955 to 1961.[2] In September 1961 he was elected to the Legislative Assembly as a member of the Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA) party. He adhered to the Casblanca faction in the body.[1] The government considered making him an ambassador to either the United States or the Soviet Union, but he was never given such an appointment.[2]
In January 1963 Mbazumutima was appointed chief administrator of the Institut Murundi d'Information et de Documentation. In May he was appointed Grand Marshall of the Royal Court.[1] He was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs on 6 April 1964.[2] By 1966 he was serving as the administrator of the Burundian National Bank.[3] He was dismissed in November 1968.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Weinstein 1976, p. 182.
- ^ a b c "Joseph Mbazumutima" (PDF). Office of Central Reference Biographic Register. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 28 April 1964.
- ^ Lemarchand 1970, p. 425.
Works cited[edit]
- Lemarchand, René (1970). Rwanda and Burundi. New York: Praeger Publishers. OCLC 254366212.
- Weinstein, Warren (1976). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-0962-8.