Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro (12 September 1940 – 14 May 2021) was a Nigerian army lieutenant general and a military administrator.

[1] Dogonyaro was born in Vom, Plateau State, though a native of Tarok in Langtang North Local Government Area.

He became Chief Instructor and Adjutant, Rece Training School, NA, 1970 to 1972; Commanding Officer, I Recce Regiment, N.A., 1972 to 1976.

During the 1985 coup, which deposed Major-General Muhammadu Buhari's regime, Joshua Nimyel Dogonyaro, then a Colonel, announced the deposing of the regime saying:'A small group of individuals in the Supreme Military Council had abused their power and failed to listen to the advice of their colleagues or the public, about tackling the country's economic problems.

'[3]Lieutenant General Joshua Dogonyaro was reported to be among the top military high-ranking officers who were Anti-June 12, who supported the annulment of the June 12, 1993 election which denied the acclaimed winner, Chief MKO Abiola after overwhelming support to win the presidential election.