Who is Burundi's Pierre Nkurunziza?

Al Jazeera English 2015-05-14

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Gunfire and explosions are being reported from Burundi's capital after the army took control of Bujumbura. Al Jazeera's Gerald Tan takes a closer look at the man at the centre of the controversy, the embattled president Pierre Nkurunziza.

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