National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy

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Burundian political organization political party rebel group

The National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy is a major Burundian political party and former rebel group that played a central role in the country’s civil war and subsequent post-conflict politics.

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Surface form Occurrences
Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (FDD) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Burundian political organization ⓘ
political party ⓘ
rebel group ⓘ
abbreviation CNDD-FDD NERFINISHED ⓘ
CNDD–FDD NERFINISHED ⓘ
accusedOf human rights abuses during and after the civil war ⓘ
armedWingOf National Council for the Defense of Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ
baseOfSupport Hutu population of Burundi ⓘ
becameRulingPartyOf Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
cameToPowerYear 2005 ⓘ
conflictType ethno-political conflict in Burundi ⓘ
country Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedAsRebelMovement 1994 ⓘ
foundedDuring Burundian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMilitaryWingHistory FDD rebel forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasParamilitaryOrigin yes ⓘ
hasPart Forces for the Defense of Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ
National Council for the Defense of Democracy NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPoliticalWing CNDD–FDD party structure ⓘ
headquartersLocation Bujumbura NERFINISHED ⓘ
heldPresidencyOfBurundi Pierre Nkurunziza NERFINISHED ⓘ
ideology Hutu nationalist ⓘ
involvedIn post-conflict power-sharing arrangements in Burundi ⓘ
languageOfName French ⓘ
legalizedAsPoliticalParty 2004 ⓘ
nominatedPresident Pierre Nkurunziza NERFINISHED ⓘ
operatesIn Burundi NERFINISHED ⓘ
originalLanguageName Conseil national pour la défense de la démocratie – Forces pour la défense de la démocratie NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatedIn Burundian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ
disarmament, demobilization and reintegration processes in Burundi ⓘ
politicalPosition right-wing ⓘ
presidentInOfficeFrom 2005 ⓘ
presidentInOfficeUntil 2020 ⓘ
recognizedAs major political party in Burundi ⓘ
roleInBurundianPolitics dominant ruling party after civil war ⓘ
signedPeaceAgreement 2003 ceasefire agreements ⓘ
Arusha peace process NERFINISHED ⓘ
successorPresidentFromParty Évariste Ndayishimiye NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookPartIn negotiations with Burundian government and international mediators ⓘ
transformedIntoPoliticalParty early 2000s ⓘ
wonElection 2005 parliamentary elections in Burundi ⓘ
2010 parliamentary elections in Burundi ⓘ
2010 presidential election in Burundi ⓘ
2015 parliamentary elections in Burundi ⓘ
2015 presidential election in Burundi ⓘ
2020 parliamentary elections in Burundi ⓘ
2020 presidential election in Burundi ⓘ

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Hutu → notablePoliticalMovement → National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy ⓘ
Burundian Civil War → combatant → National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy ⓘ
this entity surface form: Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (FDD)