On 13 May 2015 , army general Godefroid Niyombare said that he was `` dismissing Request President Pierre Nkurunziza '' following the 2015 Burundian unrest .

President Nkurunziza was at the time in neighbouring Tanzania attending Participation the 13th Extraordinary Summit of the East African Community Heads of State , which had been convened to discuss Communication the situation in Burundi .

Nkurunziza quickly attempted to return Arriving to Burundi , but he was apparently unable to do so because rebel soldiers had taken Conquering control of the airport in Bujumbura .

Nkurunziza 's office announced Expressing_publicly the president 's successful return Motion to Burundi on 14 May , as army and police loyal to Nkurunziza regained Recovering control of much of Bujumbura .

Nkurunziza 's office announced Expressing_publicly the president 's successful return Motion to Burundi on 14 May , as army and police loyal to Nkurunziza regained Recovering control of much of Bujumbura .