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Burundi s former president Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, relatives said Friday, just weeks after he resigned as the African Union s special envoy to Mali and the Sahel.
Buyoya, who was credited with helping push democracy in the small African country but was accused of involvement in his successor s assassination, was hospitalised in Mali s capital Bamako on Wednesday, a family member told AFP.
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Nairobi, Kenya - The former president of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP on Friday. President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had Covid-19, a member of his family told AFP, requesting anonymity.
Several other relatives confirmed the death of Buyoya, who served as special envoy of the African Union to Mali and the Sahel from 2012 until November this year.
Buyoya had been hospitalised Wednesday last week in Bamako where he was placed on a respirator, the family member said.
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Burundi President Pierre Buyoya listens to reporters’ questions during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium December 5, 2001. Reuters pic
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NAIROBI, Dec 18 The former president of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP today.
“President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had Covid-19,” a member of his family told AFP, requesting anonymity.
Several other relatives confirmed the death of Buyoya, who served as special envoy of the African Union to Mali and the Sahel from 2012 until November this year.
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The former president of Burundi Pierre Buyoya has died in Paris of Covid-19 at the age of 71, several close relatives told AFP on Friday. President Pierre Buyoya died last night in Paris. He had Covid-19, a member of his family told AFP, requesting anonymity.
Several other relatives confirmed the death of Buyoya, who served as special envoy of the African Union to Mali and the Sahel from 2012 until November this year.
Buyoya had been hospitalised Wednesday last week in Bamako where he was placed on a respirator, the family member said.
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