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Pierre Ngendandumwe | |
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| Prime Minister of Burundi | |
| In office 7 January 1965 – 15 January 1965 | |
| Preceded by | Albin Nyamoya |
| Succeeded by | Pié Masumbuko |
| In office 18 June 1963 – 6 April 1964 | |
| Monarch | Mwambutsa IV |
| Preceded by | André Muhirwa |
| Succeeded by | Albin Nyamoya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1930 Ngozi Province, Ruanda-Urundi |
| Died | 15 January 1965 (aged 34–35) Bujumbura, Kingdom of Burundi |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Political party | Union for National Progress |
Pierre Ngendandumwe (1930 – 15 January 1965) was a Burundian politician and statesman who served as the Prime Minister of Burundi in two terms, first from 1963 to 1964 and second for only eight days in January 1965.
An ethnic Hutu, he was a member of the Union for National Progress political party. On 18 June 1963, about a year after Burundi gained independence and amidst efforts to bring about political cooperation between Hutus and the dominant minority Tutsis, Ngendandumwe became Burundi's first Hutu prime minister. He served as prime minister until 6 April 1964 and then became prime minister again on 7 January 1965, serving until his death. Eight days after beginning his second term, he was assassinated by a Rwandan Tutsi refugee.