Évariste Ndayishimiye

president of Burundi

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Global variation in postoperative mortality and complications after cancer surgery: a multicentre, prospective cohort study in 82 countries
· 2021 · cited 262x
Mortality from gastrointestinal congenital anomalies at 264 hospitals in 74 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, prospective cohort study
· 2021 · cited 141x
An updated atlas of human helminth infections: the example of East Africa
· 2009 · cited 138x
Toxicological review of micro- and nano-plastics in aquatic environments: Risks to ecosystems, food web dynamics and human health
· 2024 · cited 123x
Use of palm oil-based biofuel in the internal combustion engines: Performance and emissions characteristics

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Évariste Ndayishimiye (born 17 June 1968) is a Burundian general and politician who has served as the tenth President of Burundi since 18 June 2020 and as the Chairperson of the African Union since February 2026. He became involved in the rebel National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy during the Burundian Civil War and rose up the ranks of its militia. At the end of the conflict, he entered the Burundian Army and held a number of political offices under the auspices of President Pierre Nkurunziza. Nkurunziza endorsed Ndayishimiye as his successor ahead of the 2020 elections which he won with a large majority.

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