Burundi

National Assembly

Political system: Presidential system
Structure of parliament: Bicameral
IPU membership: Yes

Historical data on women

Data on women’s right to vote and to stand for election, the date at which the first woman entered parliament, and female Heads of State or Government

Women's suffrage

Date of independence: 1962
Year of first woman in parliament: 1982
Year of first woman speaker: 2005

Women’s right to vote

Women’s right to vote: 1962
National or local: National
Restricted or universal suffrage: Universal

Notes: Prior to independence, the Legislative Decree of Rwanda - Urundi (L.D.R.U.) N° 02/269, issued by the Belgian administration of the UN Trust territory on 17 August 1961 granted universal suffrage to women. This right was confirmed at independence.

Women’s right to stand for election

Women's right to stand for election: 1961
National or local: National
Restricted or universal: No information available