2015 Burundian coup attempt
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2015-burundian-coup-attempt-215-1058463
title:
2015 Burundian coup attempt
text:
On 13 May 2015, army general Godefroid Niyombare said that he was "dismissing President Pierre Nkurunziza" following the 2015 Burundian unrest. However, the presidency tweeted that the "situation is under control" and there is "no coup". President Nkurunziza was at the time in neighbouring Tanzania attending the 13th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State, which had been convened to discuss the situation in Burundi. Nkurunziza quickly attempted to return to Burundi, bu
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Coup d'état attempt
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Burundian_coup_attempt
date created:
2015-05-13T12:45:40Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T17:40:04Z
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