Pierre Nkurunziza

Pierre Nkurunziza (18 December 1964 – 8 June 2020) was the President of Burundi. He began his term as President in 2005."Re-elected Burundian president takes oath as African leaders present", Xinhua, 26 August 2010. He replaced Domitien Ndayizeye. 

Before he was President, Nkurunziza was an activist for freedom fighting. His father was also a politician in Burundi.

Nkurunziza was hospitalized on 6 June 2020 after feeling unwell in Karuzi, Burundi. He later had a heart attack on two days later and died at the age of 55.

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