{"id":15289,"date":"2020-06-09T18:13:50","date_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinegh.com\/?p=15289"},"modified":"2020-06-09T18:13:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T18:13:52","slug":"burundi-president-dies-of-heart-attack-at-55","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kumasionlinetv.com\/?p=15289","title":{"rendered":"Burundi president dies of \u2018heart attack\u2019 at 55"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Burundi\u2019s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell, his condition improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful, the government says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down from the presidency in August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, the announcement that he would run for a third term plunged the country into chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He had been president for 15 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a change in the constitution, he was able to run for a further term in last month\u2019s election but he decided to retire and was to be known as the \u201csupreme guide to patriotism\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source:<\/strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-africa-52984119\" target=\"_blank\">www.bbc.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burundi\u2019s President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died of a heart attack, the government says. 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