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Burundi president dies of 'heart attack' at 55
In this file photo taken on June 7, 2018, Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza addresses the gathering after a new constitution adopted by referendum was signed in Bugendana, Burundi. PHOTO | STR | AFP
Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart failure, the government said Tuesday.
"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," it said in a post on its official Twitter account.