Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza inauguration ceremony Related Burundi President Pierre Nkurunziza returns home It was widely expected that the ceremony would take place on the 26h of August. Burundi has been on edge since Nkurunziza announced his intention to run for a third term. It was widely expected that the ceremony would take place on the 26h of August. Burundi has been on edge since Nkurunziza announced his intention to run for a third term.Burundi’s President has been inaugurated. Pierre Nkurunziza’s swearing in ceremony was by all accounts a low key affair. According to several ministries, they were informed about it only hours before it happened. It was widely expected that the ceremony would take place on the 26th of August. Burundi plots extension of President Nkurunziza’s rule read more