Burundi President Pierre Nkurunzinza has been reported dead, official government twitter handle has communicated.


Burundi President Nkurunzinza | Image Courtesy

Preliminary reports indicate that the long-serving East African President died on June 8, 2020, of a heart attack at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital at the age of 55.

Nkurunzinza has been in power since 2005 and was set to be replaced by his political ally Evariste Ndayishimiye in August after he was declared the winner of a May 20 presidential election.


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