Burundi the poorest country in the world

President of Burundi from to

Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (29 August &#;&#; 4 May ) was a Burundian army officer and politician who ruled Burundi as president and de factomilitary dictator from November to September

Born into the Tutsi ethnic group in , Bagaza served in the Burundian military and rose through the ranks under the rule of Michel Micombero after his rise to power in Bagaza deposed Micombero in a bloodless coup d'état in and took power himself as head of the ruling Union for National Progress (Union pour le Progrès national, UPRONA). Despite having participated in the genocidal killings of , he introduced various reforms which modernised the state and made concessions to the country's ethnic Hutu majority. His regime became increasingly repressive after it became consolidated in , especially targeting the powerful Catholic Church. His rule lasted until when his regime was overthrown in a further coup d'état and he was forced into exile. He