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Body Of Former Burundian President Buyoya Repatriated From Mali

Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya died in Paris of Covid in 2020 (Credit: AFP)

The body of Burundi's former president Pierre Buyoya was repatriated to his home country on Tuesday, more than three years after he was buried thousands of kilometres (miles) away in Mali.

Buyoya, who was credited with helping push democracy in the small African nation but accused of involvement in his successor's assassination, died in Paris in December 2020 after contracting Covid-19.

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