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(5 years ago)The former Burund president, Pierre Buyoyya, has died in Paris as a result of complications caused by the coronary. His family confirmed the news. The politician who had once served as a soldier was in power from 1987 to 2003, twice coming to power through the pot. His early years in power [...]
The former Burund president, Pierre Buyoyya, has died in Paris as a result of complications caused by the coronary. His family confirmed the news.
The politician who had once served as a soldier was in power from 1987 to 2003, twice coming to power through the pot.
His early years in power ended through the first democratic elections in this country, held in 1993. He had lost the elections Melchior Ndadaye had won, who was killed four months later.
The election winner's murder had led to a decade-long civil war in Burundi, writes BBC, broadcasting Express.
In October of this year, Buyoyya was sentenced in absentia to life imprisonment for involvement in the election winner's murder. He had denied the charges and had pleaded not guilty.
