Nkurunziza could have won gold, but left without a medal
Pierre Nkurunziza calmed Burundi, treading the delicate balance between Hutu and Tutsi factions on which a peace settlement had been built, but he soon slipped. PHOTO | AFP
Pierre Nkurunziza had only a few weeks to go as president of Burundi, before handing over power to his recently elected successor, Evariste Ndayishimiye. Then the lights went out.
Nkurunziza died Monday evening, June 8, after suffering a cardiac arrest, according to an official government statement. He was 55, and the youngest leader in the East African Community.
