Breaking: President Nkurunziza returns to Burundi after failed coup

Breaking: President Nkurunziza returns to Burundi after failed coup

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has reportedly returned to Burundi after failed coup attempt on his government by dissident soldiers. This was announced by presidential office says on Twitter.

Profile of President Pierre Nkurunziza - The Burundi President who wants a 3rd term and survived a coup

Profile of President Pierre Nkurunziza - Burundi President who wants a 3rd term 

Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza, the son of a Tutsi mother and a Hutu father, was born with politics in his blood just a year after the country celebrated its independence from Belgium in 1962.

His father, Eustache Ngabisha, was elected to the national parliament in 1965 and later became governor of two provinces.