Burundian Godefroid Niyombare said Wednesday he had deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza for seeking an unconstitutional third term in office, and was working with civil society groups to form a transitional government.
Burundi General Announces Coup
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Women demonstrators stage a sit-down protest as they try to march to the town center before being dispersed by police, in the Ngagara district of Bujumbura, Burundi, May 13, 2015.
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A police water cannon disperses women demonstrators as they try to march to the town center, in the Ngagara district of Bujumbura, Burundi, May 13, 2015.
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Demonstrators celebrate what they perceive to be an attempted military coup d'etat, with army soldiers riding in an armored vehicle in the capital Bujumbura, Burundi, May 13, 2015.
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People greet soldiers as they celebrate in Bujumbura, Burundi, May 13, 2015.