Background
Mbonimpa, Cyprien was born on December 26, 1946 in Bururi, Burundi. Son of Sylvère Sentoke and Bernadette (Niyongere) Mbonimpa.
Mbonimpa, Cyprien was born on December 26, 1946 in Bururi, Burundi. Son of Sylvère Sentoke and Bernadette (Niyongere) Mbonimpa.
Graduate legal and diplomatic relations, Institute Public Administration, Paris, 1970; graduate political science, U. Paris, 1987.
1st secretary, Burundi Embassy, Brussels, 1973-1975; charge d'affairs, Burundi Embassy, Moscow, 1975-1976; conseiller a la presidente, Republican of Burundi, Bujumbura, 1976-1978; director general presse ecrite, Ministry of Information, Bujumbura, 1978-1980; ambassador to Belgium, Brussels, 1980-1985; ambassador to France, Paris, 1985-1987; minister of external relations and cooperation, Government of Burundi, Bujumbura, since 1987. President subcommittee in charge of agricultural cooperation American College of Physicians-European Economic Community, Brussels, 1981-1984, group speaker Lome 3d convention negotiations, 1984-1985.
President Burundi-Belgium Friendship, Bujumbura, 1976-1980, Board of Administration of Burundi, Bujumbura, 1978-1980. Member francophone preparatory committee for Paris and Quebec National Printing, Paris, 1985-1987.
Married Léocadie Niyonzima, May 2, 1972. 5 children.