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ucrdem

(15,512 posts) Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:14 AM Jun 2020

Burundi president dies of 'cardiac arrest' at 55

Source: BBC

June 9, 17 minutes ago

Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, aged 55, has died after suffering a cardiac arrest, the government says

A government statement says that he was admitted to hospital on Saturday after feeling unwell.

His condition then improved but on Monday he had a cardiac arrest and efforts to revive him were unsuccessful.

Mr Nkurunziza was due to step down from the presidency in August after 15 years in power.

Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-52984119

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Burundi president dies of 'cardiac arrest' at 55 (Original Post) ucrdem Jun 2020 OP

We know what we're all thinking. mnhtnbb Jun 2020 #1

Yes presidenting in Africa is a high-risk occupation. ucrdem Jun 2020 #3

Yep. I don't know about Burundi, but in our hands it would be "all the luck in the world." NNadir Jun 2020 #6

There has been speculation that he might have had Covid. His wife was diagnosed it still_one Jun 2020 #2

11 days is a significant number since that's the time most covid janterry Jun 2020 #4

interesting still_one Jun 2020 #5

mnhtnbb

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1. We know what we're all thinking.

Reply to ucrdem (Original post)

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:16 AM

Jun 2020

ucrdem

(15,512 posts)

3. Yes presidenting in Africa is a high-risk occupation.

Reply to mnhtnbb (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 9, 2020, 11:20 AM

Jun 2020

I don't know a lot about this one yet but I looked into it a few years ago after the 4th death in three months and discovered that African presidents very often die with their boots on.