Burundi : President Pierre Nkurunziza Is No More

Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart attack, the government reported on Tuesday, June 9, 2020 in a post from its official Twitter account. “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,” the post said. 
According to BBC, Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell. His condition then improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. His departure comes days after his wife was flown to a hospital in Nairobi, where it is feared she had contracted COVID-19. 
Nkurunziza took office 15 years ago, and his decision to run for a disputed third term in 2015 led Burundi into turmoil that left hundreds of people dead. Facing allegations of widespread abuses, his government angrily rejected scrutiny, becoming the first country to leave the International Criminal Court. His death comes weeks (August) before the president-elect of the ruling party, Evariste Ndayishimiye is expected to be sworn in after winning the May 2020 election. 
Born on the 18th of December 1964 in Bujumbura in the Province of Ngozi, Pierre Nkurunziza attended primary school in Ngozi and pursued secondary education at Athenée in Gitega. He later attended the Institute of Physical Education and Sports at the ...