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A top Burundian general launched a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on Wednesday, bringing to an end weeks of violent protests against the president's bid to stand for a third term.
General Godefroid Niyombare, a powerful former intelligence chief who was sacked earlier in the year, announced via a private radio station that the president had been overthrown hours after he left for neighbouring Tanzania for talks with regional leaders.
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