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The army's forces in 2011 included, according to IISS estimates, 2 light armoured battalions (squadrons), seven infantry battalions and independent companies; and artillery, engineer, and air defence battalions (SA-7 'Grail' man-portable SAMs and 14.5mm, 23mm and 37mm guns were reported). Separately
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names three units - para 122-3 indicates that at the time of the October coup, the 2e Commando were the presidential guard and the 1er Parachutiste and 11e Blinde were the units involved in the coup. (Para 115 notes that some officers of the 2e Commando were previously involved in an attempted coup
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who lived in the country. Conservative estimates place the death toll of the event between 100,000 and 150,000 killed, while some estimates of the death toll go as high as 300,000. This included a purge of all Hutus and some politically unfavorable Tutsis from the military, shrinking it to about
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In 1981–82 the IISS estimated that the Burundian armed forces were 6,000 strong, with 2 infantry battalions, 1 airborne battalion, 1 commando battalion, and an armoured car company. The same estimate was repeated in the 1988–89 edition except that the strength figure had been dropped to 5,500.
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which deposed the monarchy, he became the first general in Burundian history. He was also commissioned by the National Council of the Revolution (French: Conseil National de la Révolution (CNR)), and made a Lieutenant Général. In his turn, Micombero raised
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According to a 2004 report by Child Soldiers International, Burundi's military used conscripted child soldiers. Children in military service were subject to military courts which fell short of international law standards.
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committed to the mission, pledging up to 1,000 troops. By March 27, it was confirmed that 1700 Burundian troops would be sent to Somalia. In 2011 the IISS estimated that three Burundian battalions were deployed there.
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Despite the elapse of another six years, the 2017 listing from the Military Balance was essentially unchanged except for an increase in size to some 30,000 and the addition of ten reserve infantry battalions.
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The Burundi Army's air unit operates 10 aircraft, including one combat aircraft and six helicopters, of which two are non-operational as of 2012.
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purged Hutu from their ranks and carried out reprisal attacks which ultimately claimed the lives of up to 5,000 people in a predecessor to
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established limits on the recruitment of Barundi for military service. Instead, Ruanda-Urundi was garrisoned by a small unit of the
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in July, before Ndadaye was sworn in, but presumably by October the unit was thought to be loyal). In addition, U.S. Ambassador
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was essentially unchanged except for an increase in size to some 30,000 and the addition of ten reserve infantry battalions.
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led by the Hutu-dominated police was carried out but failed. The Tutsi dominated army, then led by Tutsi officer Captain
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in the Congo. Amid the Congo's independence, the Belgian colonial administration formed the Burundian National Guard (
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In 2015/16, Laurent Touchard wrote that the BNDF included ten two-battalion infantry brigades. (Touchard 2016)
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on May 14, 2015, an Africa analyst at Verisk Maplecroft said a coup then reported in progress by Major General
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The Military Balance: Annual Estimates of the Nature and Size of the Military Forces of the Principal Powers
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Separately reported were the 22nd commando battalion (Gitega) and 124th commando battalion (Bujumbura).
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In the aftermath of the coup and the later disputed election, armed forces chief of staff Major General
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Gender & Genocide in Burundi : The Search for Spaces of Peace in the Great Lakes Region
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embassy with other senior government figures) was installed as Acting President on 27 October.
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mentions members of the 1st Parachute Battalion being active during the coup in his book.
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Burundi became independent on 1 July 1962 with the army organised into eight platoons. A
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to the grade of Major General. They were the sole generals of the First Republic.
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US Marines return from building capacity with the Burundi National Defense Force
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were mentioned in French news articles as one of the units that supported the
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and his teenage son, Crown Prince Charles Ndizeye, claimed the throne as
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From Bloodshed to Hope in Burundi: Our Embassy Years During Genocide
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The armed forces have deployed significant numbers of troops to the
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ended 12 years of war and stopped decades of ethnic killings. The
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Burundi troops of the Central African Multinational Force in the
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2,300 members. On 30 December 1974 a naval division was created.
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estimated that three Burundian battalions were deployed in
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survived an assassination attempt on September 11, 2015.
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Index

Military of Burundi
Service branches
fdnb.bi
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Évariste Ndayishimiye
Minister of National Defense & War Veterans
Chief of the General Staff
Budget
Percent of GDP
Ranks
Military ranks of Burundi
French
state military organisation
Burundi
mandatory status
Ruanda-Urundi
Force Publique
Belgian Congo
gendarmerie
Kamina

M1 helmets
coup attempt in October 1965
Michel Micombero
Burundian genocides
King Mwambutsa IV
coup in July 1966
King Ntare V
coup in November 1966

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