Juvenal Niyoyunguruza

Burundian general
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IntroBurundian general
PlacesBurundi
isMilitary personnel
Work fieldMilitary
Gender
Male
Death17 September 2009Mogadishu
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Biography

Juvenal Niyoyunguruza was a major general in the Army of Burundi.

Niyoyunguruza's death

On 17 September 2009 witness claims two trucks bearing United Nations markings entered the AMISOM compound at Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu. Minutes later a twin suicide attack rocket struck the headquarters of AMISOM, killing Juvenal Niyoyunguruza, the deputy commander of AMISOM, and 6 other soldiers. Later the group al-Shabab claimed responsibility for the attack.

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