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Former President Of Burundi, Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, has died
4:44 CAT | 04 May 2016
Burundi’s former President, Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza, has died in hospital in the Belgian Capital, Brussels after a protracted illness. Burundi’s President Nkurunziza tweeted.
Colonel Jean-Baptiste Bagaza (born 29 August 1946) was a Burundian politician who was Chairman of the Supreme Revolutionary Council in Burundi until November 10, 1976, and President from November 10, 1976 to September 3, 1987. While travelling abroad, Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d’état.
Much of the country’s infrastructure and industry was built up during this time and it was one of the most stable periods in the country’s post-independence history.
Source: Cameroon Concord / Ghana Web
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