Burundi President Nkurunziza dies of ‘cardiac arrest’
In 2015, his decision to run for a third term, amidst widespread rejection, plunged the country into chaos.
The violence that followed left at least 1,200 people dead, displaced thousands as the authorities clamped down on critics and media. His government later engineered a change in the constitution, and he was able to run for a further term in the latest election in May. He, however, decided to retire. His hand-picked candidate, Evariste Ndayishimiye, won a seven-year term as president and was due to be sworn in in August.
Mr Nkurunziza believed he was chosen by God to rule, and he was to be known as the “supreme guide to patriotism” after leaving office.
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