Author · Burundi
Joseph Cimpaye
Died in 1972
Joseph Cimpaye was born in 1929 in Mugera. A veterinary assistant by training at the Astrida school group, he practised in Rutana, then entered politics: co-founder of parties opposed to Uprona, he was Prime Minister of the provisional government from January to September 1961. Trained afterwards in journalism and public relations, he worked for Sabena in Bujumbura. Arrested in October 1969 and sentenced to five years in prison, amnestied in 1971, he was killed in May 1972.
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- NovelL'Homme de ma collineJoseph Cimpaye · 1971not translated into EnglishLiterature