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Pierre Buyoya Pierre Buyoya
 

Pierre Buyoya

Pierre Buyoya
Pierre Buyoya overthrew the government of Burundi twice. In 1993, six years after coming to power in a military coup, Buyoya stepped down in favor of a democratically elected president. After Burundi descended into civil war in the mid-1990s, Buyoya seized power again in 1996.
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