Joseph Bamina was a Burundi

Burundi

Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...

an politician (UPRONA).
Bamina was Prime Minister from 26 January to 30 September 1965, and President of the Senate of Burundi in 1965. He was executed after a failed Hutu uprising.

He was survived by his second wife Mary Roche Bamina, and his son Freddie and daughter Jennifer.
They were airlifted to exile to Kenya by a private plane sent by President Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyatta

Jomo Kenyattapron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya. He is considered the founding father of the Kenyan nation....

, who was a friend of the Baminas.
The Baminas had established political contacts including relations with President Obote

Obote

Obote may refer to:*Milton Obote, former president of Uganda*Miria Obote, Ugandan politician and widow of Milton Obote...

 of Uganda and The Princess of Toro and Kenyan Minister Tom Mboya

Tom Mboya

Thomas Joseph Odhiambo Mboya was a prominent Kenyan politician during Jomo Kenyatta's government. He was founder of the Nairobi People's Congress Party, a key figure in the formation of the Kenya African National Union , and the Minister of Economic Planning and Development at the time of his death...

.
She is president of the Bamina Foundation.