Germain Niyoyankana
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Germain Niyoyankana is the current Burundi
an Minister of National Defense and has been in that position since 2005. As of 2010, he holds the highest military rank in Burundi as Lieutenant General. Before that, he was the Chief of Staff.
In the frame of the implementation of the Peace Process following the 1993-2005 Burundi Civil War
, Niyoyankana as the top army commander, is usually credited with his ability to have peacefully integrated former Hutu
rebels into the army historically dominated by Tutsi
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Burundi
Burundi , officially the Republic of Burundi , is a landlocked country in the Great Lakes region of Eastern Africa bordered by Rwanda to the north, Tanzania to the east and south, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Its capital is Bujumbura...
an Minister of National Defense and has been in that position since 2005. As of 2010, he holds the highest military rank in Burundi as Lieutenant General. Before that, he was the Chief of Staff.
In the frame of the implementation of the Peace Process following the 1993-2005 Burundi Civil War
Burundi Civil War
The Burundi Civil War was an armed conflict lasting from 1993 to 2005. The civil war was the result of long standing ethnic divisions between the Hutu and the Tutsi tribes in Burundi...
, Niyoyankana as the top army commander, is usually credited with his ability to have peacefully integrated former Hutu
Hutu
The Hutu , or Abahutu, are a Central African people, living mainly in Rwanda, Burundi, and eastern DR Congo.-Population statistics:The Hutu are the largest of the three peoples in Burundi and Rwanda; according to the United States Central Intelligence Agency, 84% of Rwandans and 85% of Burundians...
rebels into the army historically dominated by Tutsi
Tutsi
The Tutsi , or Abatutsi, are an ethnic group in Central Africa. Historically they were often referred to as the Watussi or Watusi. They are the second largest caste in Rwanda and Burundi, the other two being the Hutu and the Twa ....
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