Name Juvenal Niyoyunguruza | Rank Major General Years of service –2009 | |
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Commands held Deputy commander of AMISOM1st. military region Battles and wars Battle of Mogadishu (2009) Unit African Union Mission to Somalia Similar Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Levi Karuhanga, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharm, Ahmed Abdi Godane, Abu Mansoor Al‑Amriki | ||
Service/branch Military of Burundi | ||
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.
References
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