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<p>Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died, the government of the Republic of Burundi announced in a statement that was posted on their twitter account.</p>



<p>&#8220;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, at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital following a cardiac arrest on June 8, 2020,&#8221;</p>



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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true"><p lang="fr" dir="ltr">URGENT: Le Gouvernement de la République du Burundi annonce avec une très grande tristesse le décès inopiné de Son Excellence Pierre Nkurunziza, Président de la République du Burundi, survenu à l’Hôpital du Cinquantenaire de Karusi suite à un arrêt cardiaque ce 8 juin 2020. <a href="https://t.co/PP46kKzAM5">pic.twitter.com/PP46kKzAM5</a></p>&mdash; Bureau du Premier Ministre (@BurundiGov) <a href="https://twitter.com/BurundiGov/status/1270359764065759233?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 9, 2020</a></blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
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Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza Has Died