<page_title> List of Presidents of Burundi </page_title> <section_title> List </section_title> <table> <cell> Pierre Buyoya (1949–) <col_header> President (Birth–Death) </col_header> <col_header> Left office </col_header> <col_header> Michel Micombero (1940–1983) </col_header> <col_header> Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (1946–2016) </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> </cell> <cell> 3 September 1987 <col_header> Tenure </col_header> <row_header> 3 </row_header> <row_header> Pierre Buyoya (1949–) </row_header> </cell> </table>
In September 1987, Buyoya became the president of Burundi.