Pierre Nkurunziza

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Heart Attack Ends Leader's Brutal 15-Year Reign

After Brutal
15-Year Reign,
Heart Attack
Ends It All

Jun 10, 2020 3:28 AM CDT

After Brutal 15-Year Reign, Heart Attack Ends It All

Pierre Nkurunziza, president of Burundi, died Monday, though signs point to COVID-19 as cause

(Newser) - Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced Tuesday, ending a 15-year rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic withdrawal from the International Criminal Court. The statement posted on social media said the president was admitted to a hospital...

General Says
Burundi Coup
Underway, Prez
Says No

May 13, 2015 11:08 AM CDT

General Says Burundi Coup Underway, Prez Says No

Conflicting reports emerge as witnesses note gunfire in capital of Bujumbura

(Newser) - As police in Bujumbura's main business district today tried to ward off street protesters with water cannons and tear gas—one cop even fired five times at demonstrators, an AP journalist on the scene says—a military general prepared to make an announcement in the Burundi capital: that President...

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