Albert Shibura
Albert Shibura is a Burundian retired politician and military officer.
Early life
Albert Shibura was born in 1939 in the Matana region of the present Bururi Province, Ruanda-Urundi. After six years of primary education, he attended the Groupe Scolaire de Astrida. He subsequently attended Lovanium University in the Belgian Congo before failing out of his classes. Shibura later studied in Munich, West Germany before enrolling at the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr.Career
After two years of study at Saint-Cyr, Shibura returned to Burundi in 1965 and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Burundi National Army.- From 7 March 1966 to May 06, 1967 he was chief of staff of the Military of Burundi.
- From 15 July 1972 to 5 June 1973 he was Minister of Interior and Justice in the administration of Albin Nyamoya.
- From 5 June 1973 to 1975 he was the first Burundian ambassador in Beijing with accreditation in Pyongyang.
- From 1980 to 1981 he was ambassador in Kampala.