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Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza has dismissed his defence and foreign ministers after last week’s failed military coup, UK Guardian reports.
A civilian, Emmanuel Ntahonvukiye, a civilian, was named on Monday to replace Pontian Gaciyubwenge, the defence minister, while Alain Aime Nyamitwe was appointed foreign minister to succeed Laurent Kavakure, the spokesperson said.
“The president has powers under the constitution, including being able to change the government,” a presidential spokesman, Gervais Abayeho, said. “He believes that the time has come and it is up to his discretion.”
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A civilian, Emmanuel Ntahonvukiye, a civilian, was named on Monday to replace Pontian Gaciyubwenge, the defence minister, while Alain Aime Nyamitwe was appointed foreign minister to succeed Laurent Kavakure, the spokesperson said.
“The president has powers under the constitution, including being able to change the government,” a presidential spokesman, Gervais Abayeho, said. “He believes that the time has come and it is up to his discretion.”
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#Burundi
