Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza, militia leader turned president, dies at age 55
He leaves behind a nation dotted with the unmarked graves of his political opponents, an economy in tatters and a question mark over whether infighting over his succession could divide the country’s powerful generals and security chiefs.
Nkurunziza, backed by several generals, would have preferred his ally Pascal Nyabenda to succeed him, said Nelleke van de Walle, a Great Lakes analyst with the International Crisis Group think tank.Nyabenda is a civilian who became the president of the national assembly. Nkurunziza planned to remain active in politics as “Supreme Guide of Patriotism”, a title that came with a 1 billion Burundi franc pension and retirement villa.
“Despite the clarity of the constitutional path, there is a risk of infighting within the CNDD-FDD because different generals supported different candidates during the ruling party primaries in January,” said van de Walle.
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