Albert Shibura (born 1939) is a Burundian retired politician and military officer.

Albert Shibura
Burundian Interior Minister
In office
July 15, 1972 – June 5, 1973
Burundian Ambassador to China
In office
June 5, 1973 – 1975
Succeeded bySimon Sabimbona
Ambassador of Burundi to Uganda
In office
19701971
Succeeded byJonathas Niyungeko
Personal details
Born1939 (age 84–85)
Bururi[1]

Early life

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Albert Shibura was born in 1939 in the Matana region of the present Bururi Province, Ruanda-Urundi. After six years of primary education he attended the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida. He subsequently attended Lovanium University in the Belgian Congo before failing out of his classes. Shibura later studied in Munich, West Germany before enrolling at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.[2]

Career

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After two years of study at Saint-Cyr, Shibura returned to Burundi in 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Burundi National Army.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Rene Lemarchand, Burundi: Ethnic Conflict and Genocide, p.79
  2. ^ a b Weinstein 1976, p. 257.
  3. ^ James Lawler, Spears into pruning hooks: conflict-management in Africa, Thales Microuniversity Press, 1975 - Political Science - 467 p, p. 129[1]
  4. ^ "AFRICAN SEEKING U.S. HEARING ON BURUNDI KILLINGS (Published 1987)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14.

Works cited

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  • Weinstein, Warren (1976). Historical Dictionary of Burundi. Metuchen: Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-0962-8.