NAIROBI, Kenya—Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza has died of a heart attack at age 56, the government announced on June 9, ending a 15-year-rule marked by deadly political violence and a historic withdrawal from the International Criminal Court.
The statement posted on social media said the president was admitted to a hospital overnight on June 6 after not feeling well. He appeared better on June 7, but “to very great surprise,” his health abruptly worsened the next morning, and several hours of effort failed to revive him.
