When did Nkurunziza announce his intention not to stand for re-election?
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Pierre Nkurunziza announced in 2020 that he would not be standing for re-election. He had been president of Burundi since 2005 and had been re-elected in 2010 and 2015. His decision not to stand for re-election was welcomed by many people in Burundi, who had been concerned about his increasingly authoritarian rule.
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