At an impromptu East African Community (EAC) meeting, former army general Godefroid Niyombare (who'd been suspended just a few months earlier) staged a coup in an attempt to oust Nkurunziza. 
Kwenye mkutano wa dharura wa Jumuiya ya Afrika Mashariki, Jenerali wa zamani wa jeshi Godefroid Niyombare (ambaye alikuwa amesimamishwa miezi kadhaa iliyopita) aliongoza jaribio la mapinduzi kutaka kumng'oa Nkurunziza.