Juvenal Niyoyunguruza
Burundian general
Intro | Burundian general | |
Places | Burundi | |
is | Military personnel | |
Work field | Military | |
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Death | 17 September 2009Mogadishu |
Juvenal Niyoyunguruza was a major general in the Army of Burundi.
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.