1965 Burundian parliamentary election

none Parliamentary elections were held in Burundi on 10 May 1965, the first since independence in 1962. Voters elected the National Assembly, which had been reduced from 64 to 33 seats.Elections in Burundi https://web.archive.org/web/20251008024705/https://africanelections.tripod.com/bi.html 2025-10-08 African Elections Database They followed the assassination of Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe on 15 January 1965, and were won by the ruling Union for National Progress. Background On January 15, 1965, Burundian Prime Minister Pierre Ngendandumwe was assassinated. Burundi Revolt Erupts but Is Reported Quelled The New York Times 2, 10 Associated Press 20 October 1964Weinstein 1976 14, 212 In response, Mwami Mwambutsa IV dissolved ParliamentRussell 2019 152 on March 4Cornevin 1966 13 and called for new elections.Russell 2019 152 New elections were declared on March 29Cornevin 1966 13 and were held on May 10. Results National Assembly Union for National Progress 21 –37 Party of the People 10 +6 Other parties 0 0 Independents 2 New –31 EISA,EISA LemarchandLemarchand 1970 412 Senate Following the National Assembly elections, the 16-member Senate was filled. Eight members of the Senate were elected by the members of the National Assembly—each representing one of the county's provinces. The eight Senate members elected a further four members, with a further four appointed by the King.Indirect Legislative Elections in Sub-Saharan Africa: Burundi https://web.archive.org/web/20250913164549/https://africanelections.tripod.com/indirect.html#BI_1965Senate 2025-09-13 African Elections Database Senate Election, Regulations Are Announced Daily Report : Foreign Radio Broadcasts 113 I1 United States Foreign Broadcast Information Service 14 June 1965 https://books.google.com/books?id=ecxr4N5t9EIC&pg=RA8-PP6 UPRONA held eight of the 12 seats. https://assemblee.bi/spip.php?article1 Historique Ndayizeye Jean Bosco 10 December 2011 Assemblée Nationale du Burundi. National Assembly of Burundi 29 December 2021 French 28 December 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211228230229/https://assemblee.bi/spip.php?article1 dead Aftermath Despite the decisive victory by Hutu candidates in the election, King Mwambutsa IV appointed a Tutsi prince, Léopold Biha, as Prime Minister. Tensions finally erupted into violence following an attempted coup by Hutu army officers in October 1965. The failed coup was followed by a major purge of Hutus in the armed forces. Hutu politicians and civilians were also killed. The following year Mwambutsa was overthrown by his son Ntare V, who was deposed in a military coup later in the year, ending the country's monarchy. References Works cited Cornevin Robert Chance of Re-Establishing Peace In Burundi After Coup D'Etat Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa 420 11–16 United States Joint Publications Research Service 24 August 1966 https://books.google.com/books?id=kVNEAQAAIAAJ&pg=RA10-PA11 Lemarchand René Rwanda and Burundi Praeger Publishers 1970 New York https://ufdc.ufl.edu/UF00103151/00001? 254366212 Russell Aiden Politics and Violence in Burundi: The Language of Truth in an Emerging State Cambridge University Press 2019 https://books.google.com/books?id=qtGoDwAAQBAJ 9781108499347 Weinstein Warren Historical Dictionary of Burundi Scarecrow Press 1976 Metuchen 9780810809628 Category:Parliamentary elections in Burundi Burundi Parliamentary Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results