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The burial of former Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza will take place today in the administrative capital Gitega, government announced.
There is a solemn, somber mood in the capital and other parts of the country as the man who led the country for the last 15 years is given his final send-off.
Government has urged the public to line up along the road from Karusi hospital where he died, to Gitega stadium, for the last honours. Photos shared by the presidency, Ntare Rushatsi House, showed the presidential couple and widow Denise Bucumi present at the hospital when the remains of Nkurunziza was collected.
#Burundi Les cérémonies d’inhumation de Son Excellence Feu Pierre Nkurunziza débutent par la levée du corps à l’Hopital de Karusi en présence du Couple présidentiel, de S.E @DeniseBucumi et sa famille ainsi que plusieurs Hautes Personnalités du pays. pic.twitter.com/BtonPdX54D
— Ntare Rushatsi House (@NtareHouse) June 26, 2020
