Pie Ntavyohanyuma is a Burundian politician who was head of the National Assembly from 2007 to 2015. He resigned and fled to Brussels, Belgium on June 28, 2015 during the 2015–2018 Burundian unrest, citing the unrest and his opposition to president Pierre Nkurunziza's bid for a disputed third term in the 2015 Burundian presidential election. He told France 24 that he "personally advised President Nkurunziza to drop his plan for a third term, but his answer was to threaten me, to humiliate me."[1][2]

Pie Ntavyohanyuma
Ntavyohanyuma (left) at a Great Lakes parliamentary forum in 2015
President of the National Assembly of Burundi
In office
March 16, 2007 – June 28, 2015
Preceded byImmaculée Nahayo
Succeeded byPascal Nyabenda
Personal details
BornBurundi

References

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  1. ^ Clement Manirabarusha, "African Union says Burundi election not free or fair, speaker flees" Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, 28 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Burundian politician flees to Belgium and denounces 'illegal' elections". The Guardian. June 28, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2020.