the Head of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza died of a heart attack. About it marked “urgent” reports BBC News.
the Policy was only 55 years old (interestingly, Russian Wikipedia “aged” it for a year).
BREAKING NEWS: Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has died: Government
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— Eyewitness News (@ewnupdates) June 9, 2020
Who will be acting President, it is not known at the end of may Burundi held presidential elections, which won the colleague of the late leader Evariste Disiena.
In a statement the government said that the President felt ill Saturday and was hospitalized. In the hospital the status of the leader of Burundi has improved, but on Monday he went into cardiac arrest. All attempts to revive Nkurunziza failed.
the country declared a week of mourning, writes The New Times (Rwanda).
Information about the sudden death of the Burundian President came amid news about the spread of the coronavirus. With COVID-19 involves a new type of heart attacks. Read more here and here.
According Africa Facts Zone, coronavirus infection sick the politician’s wife Denise.
Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack aged 55 according to the Government. His wife, First Lady Denise is being treated for the Coronavirus in Nairobi, Kenya.
He ruled for 15 years and an election, that was won by his anointed successor was just held. pic.twitter.com/EqVNbPsieN
— Africa Facts Zone (@AfricaFactsZone) June 9, 2020
the Politician ruled the country for 15 years. Before his reelection for a third term, the opposition staged protests, demanding Nkurunziza to step down. In 2018, the ruling party announced the head of the country’s “eternal Supreme leader”. Although the Constitution rewritten to include possagnosti to Nkurunziza’s rule until 2034, he said he will leave the post at the end of the current mandate, that is, in 2020.
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