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Aimée Laurentine Kanyana is a magistrate and politician in Burundi.

She was appointed Minister of Justice and Keeper of Seal[1][2][3] in August 2015 and was previously the vice-president of the Bank of the Republic of Burundi (BRB).[4]

She was appointed of the magistrate of the Constitutional Court of Burundi in 2013.[5] and is one of several justices who authorized President of Burundi Pierre Nkurunziza to run for a third presidential term against article 96 of Burundian constitution (enacted in 2005) which limits the term of president to two.[6] This third term approval for Nkurunziza sparked the Burundian unrest (2015–2018).[7][8][9][10][11]

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  1. ^ Lansford, Tom (March 19, 2019). Political Handbook of the World 2018-2019. CQ Press. ISBN 9781544327112 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Macmillan, Palgrave (February 28, 2017). The Statesman's Yearbook 2017: The Politics, Cultures and Economies of the World. Springer. ISBN 9781349683987 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Lansford, Tom (March 31, 2017). Political Handbook of the World 2016-2017. CQ Press. ISBN 9781506327150 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Burundi : portraits des cinq ministres clés du nouveau gouvernement nommé par Nkurunziza – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  5. ^ "Appointment of a new President of the Constitutional Court of Burundi | CCJA".
  6. ^ "Burundi releases schoolgirls held for scribbling on president's portrait". Reuters. 2019-03-26. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  7. ^ "La ministre de la justice déclare être victime de "mauvais jugements" rendus par certains tribunaux". SOS Médias Burundi (in French). 2020-03-13. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  8. ^ "Vers la fin des procès interminables ? – IWACU". www.iwacu-burundi.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
  9. ^ Kushkush, Isma’il (May 5, 2015). "Burundi Court Backs President's Bid for Third Term" – via NYTimes.com.
  10. ^ Kushkush, Isma’il (May 22, 2015). "Political Unrest Pushes Burundi Closer to Economic Collapse" – via NYTimes.com.
  11. ^ Santora, Marc (June 29, 2015). "Burundi Holds Elections After Night of Gunfire and Grenade Attacks" – via NYTimes.com.
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