Because of the timing of his death  so soon after the coup, rumors swirled that he had died of sadness or even been assassinated, but the hospital recorded his cause  of death as cancer.
Din cauza momentului morții sale atât de repede după lovitura de stat, zvonurile spuneau că a murit de tristețe sau chiar asasinat, deși spitalul a raportat cancerul drept cauză a morții sale.