President of Burundi, Pierre Nkurunziza has died of heart attack.
This was confirmed in a post on Twitter by the government of the Central African country on Tuesday.
According to the statement by the Burundi government, President Nkurunziza was admitted to a hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell and his condition was said to be improving.
He however suffered a cardiac arrest, while unsuccessful efforts were made to revive him, until he eventually passed away.
“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,” the Burundi government wrote on its verified Twitter handle.
The Burundi president died at age 55.
