Please answer the following question: Facts: - signature: pierre nkurunziza signature.png - vicepresident: martin nduwimana yves sahinguvu terence sinunguruza gervais rufyikiri - party: national council for the defense of democracy - spouse: denise bucumi - predecessor: domitien ndayizeye - office: president of burundi - children: 5 - term start: 26 august 2005 - birth date: 18 december 1963 - name: pierre nkurunziza - image: pierre jpg nkurunziza 2014 press conference -lrb- cropped -rrb- . - birth place: bujumbura , burundi - religion: christianity - alma mater: university of burundi Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of pierre nkurunziza .
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pierre nkurunziza -lrb- born 18 december 1963 -rrb- is a burundian politician who has been president of burundi since 2005 .he was the chairman of the national council for the defense of democracy-forces for the defense of democracy -lrb- cndd-fdd -rrb- , the ruling party , until he was elected as president of burundi .in 2015 , nkurunziza was controversially nominated by his party for a third term in office .supporters and opponents of nkurunziza disagreed as to whether it was legal for him to run again , and protests followed .more than two months of anti-nkurunziza protests , which were often violently repressed , left at least 100 dead .on 13 may 2015 , a coup attempt against nkurunziza occurred while he was out of the country ; the coup leader , godefroid niyombare , claimed to have ousted nkurunziza , although nkurunziza loyalists disputed the claim .facing resistance from nkurunziza loyalists , the coup collapsed and forces loyal to nkurunziza appeared to be back in full control by 15 may .independent media was shut down and many opponents fled , joining an exodus of more than 150,000 burundians .amidst an opposition boycott , nkurunziza was re-elected for a third term in the july 2015 presidential election .