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What was Pierre Nkurunziza's profession before he entered politics?

  • Physical education teacher

  • Doctor

  • Engineer

  • Lawyer

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Pierre Nkurunziza is a Burundian politician who served as the President of Burundi from 2005 to 2020. He was a member of the Tutsi minority and was educated as a physical education teacher. He joined the Hutu-dominated National Council for the Defence of Democracy-Forces for the Defence of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) rebel movement in 1994, and rose to become its leader in 2001.
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