Pierre Nkurunziza, Burundian president who led authoritarian regime, dies at 55 - The Washington Post

After becoming the African country’s president in 2005, he tightened his hold on power. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/pierre-nkurunziza-burundi-president-who-led-authoritarian-regime-dies-at-55/2020/06/09/f1a582e4-aa60-11ea-a9d9-a81c1a491c52_story.html