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In what could be considered an act of defiance to the growing pressure from the international community to withdraw his presidential bid for a third-term in office, Nkurunziza, who was outside of the country in Dar es Salam, Tanzania on Wednesday when the attempted coup was made against his regime, did not discuss the coup or address the ongoing street protests and violence that have erupted in the capital, Bujumbura, since last month after he announced his plan to renew his presidential candidacy for a third-term.