Evariste Ndayishimiye: AfroAmerica Network Black Man of Year 2020
General Evariste Ndayishimiye is one of the freedom fighters who liberated Burundians from years of oppression. He is the current President of Burundi. Democratically elected on May 20, 2020, he was initially due to take office on August 20, 2020 at the end of his predecessor Pierre Nkurunziza' s term. The sudden death of the latter on June 8, 2020 at the age of 55 after 15 years in power changed the situation. General Evariste Ndayishimiye, was sworn in on Thursday June 18, 2020, becoming the 10th President to rule the country, but only the second to be democratically elected.