• Source: 2020 in Burundi


      • Incumbents


      President: Pierre Nkurunziza (until June 8), Evariste Ndayishimiye (since June 8)


      Events




      = January

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      January 13 - China promises to strengthen ties to Burundi.
      31 January: Four journalists are sentenced to 30-month jail sentences in Burundi.


      = February

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      February 5 - Unity Day, Burundi
      15 February – Six mass graves with 6,000 bodies are found in Karuzi Province, Burundi.


      = April

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      April 1 - 1st case of the COVID-19 pandemic in Burundi
      April 2 - 2nd case
      April 6 - Cyprien Ntaryamira Day, Burundi


      = May

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      May 14 – Four members of the World Health Organization are expelled from Burundi.
      May 20 - 2020 Burundian general election


      = June

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      June 8 - Pierre Nkurunziza, the president of Burundi, dies of a stroke.


      = July to December

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      December 29 – Former president Pierre Buyoya is buried in Bamako, Mali.


      Deaths


      May 8 – Therence Sinunguruza, 60, Burundian politician, MP (2005–2010), Permanent Representative to the UN (1993–1994) and Vice-President (2010–2013)
      June 8 – Pierre Nkurunziza, 55, Burundian politician and the ninth president of Burundi (2005–2020); Coronavirus disease 2019.
      December 17 – Pierre Buyoya, 71, politician, President of Burundi (1987–1993, 1996–2003); COVID-19.


      See also




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