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Burundi president unexpectedly sworn in for 3rd term amid political turmoil

Associated Press
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    Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is sworn in for a third term at a ceremony in the parliament in Bujumbura, Burundi Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Without any fanfare or even a public announcement beforehand, Nkurunziza was sworn in for a third term on Thursday in this central African country which has been plagued by political violence that has left more than 100 people dead and tens of thousands of refugees. (AP Photo/Gildas Ngingo) (The Associated Press)

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    Member of Parliament prepare for the swearing-in ceremony of Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza, in the parliament building in Bujumbura, Burundi Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Without any fanfare or even a public announcement beforehand, Nkurunziza was sworn in for a third term on Thursday in this central African country which has been plagued by political violence that has left more than 100 people dead and tens of thousands of refugees. (AP Photo/Gildas Ngingo) (The Associated Press)

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    Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza is sworn in for a third term at a ceremony in the parliament in Bujumbura, Burundi, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2015. Without any fanfare or even a public announcement beforehand, Nkurunziza was sworn in for a third term on Thursday in this central African country which has been plagued by political violence that has left more than 100 people dead and tens of thousands of refugees. (AP Photo/Gildas Ngingo) (The Associated Press)

BUJUMBURA, Burundi – Without a public announcement that it would happen, Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza was sworn in for a third term amid political turmoil in which more than 100 people have died and tens of thousands have fled the country.

Nkurunziza was sworn in on Thursday. He won elections last month which the U.S. and U.K. said lacked credibility because of intimidation of the opposition and a clampdown on independent media

Burundi has been rocked by turmoil since the April announcement of Nkurunziza's candidacy that many said violated the Constitution and a peace accord that ended Burundi's civil war. Weeks of protests against Nkurunziza third-term bid boiled over mid-May when a section of the military attempted a coup that was quickly put down by the president's loyalists.