Tag: Pierre Nkurunziza
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Late Nkurunziza’s wife hospitalized as Burundi begins national mourning for President
Burundi began an official period of mourning for President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, a day after the announcement of his death from a heart attack. Nkurunziza’s death at 55 shocked the impoverished East African nation he had ruled with an iron grip. Senior government officials, foreign ambassadors and religious leaders lined up wearing face masks…
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BREAKING: Burundi’s President, Pierre Nkurunziza dies of cardiac arrest at 55
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday. “The Government of the Republic of Burundi announces with great sadness the unexpected death of His Excellency Pierre Nkurunziza, President of the Republic of Burundi… following heart failure on June 8, 2020,” it said in a post on its official Twitter account.…