Germain Niyoyankana (born 1955)[1] is a Burundian former army officer and politician who was Minister of National Defense from 2005[2] to 2010.
[3] He held the highest military rank in Burundi as lieutenant general.
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[by whom?]
with his ability to have peacefully integrated former Hutu rebels into the army historically dominated by Tutsis.
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