The widow
of the late Burundi president Pierre Nkurunziza, Denise Bucumi (pictured), returned to the
country on Tuesday evening following the death of her husband, the BBC
reported.
Her return came just hours after the Burundian
government announced that her husband had died of a heart attack.
According to the BBC, who quoted an unnamed
source, Mrs. Nkurunziza was discharged from the private hospital on Tuesday.
Denise Nkurunziza had been airlifted to the
Kenyan capital, Nairobi, last month for medical treatment. According to the
Daily Nation, a Kenyan publication, Mrs. Nkurunziza was being treated at the
Aga Khan University Hospital for COVID-19 and an underlying condition. An
official at the presidency, however, denied speculation that she had been
receiving treatment for COVID-19, the BBC said.
Mrs. Nkurunziza, a mother of five and devout
Christian, is popular in the country for her philanthropic work through her
foundation called Buntu.
On Tuesday, Burundi’s government announced the
sudden death of Pierre Nkurunziza at the Karusi Fiftieth Anniversary Hospital
following a cardiac arrest.
Nkurunziza, 55, who was due to step down in
August after 15 years in power, will be succeeded by Evariste Ndayishimiye who
won the May 20 presidential election.
The government declared seven days of national mourning for the late leader. - Africa
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