Lieutenant General Silas Ntigurirwa (born 12 December 1968 in
Cibitoke Province
Cibitoke Province is one of the 18 provinces of Republic of Burundi.
Communes
It is divided administratively into the following communes:
* Commune of Buganda
* Commune of Bukinanyana
* Commune of Mabayi
* Commune of Mugina
* Commune of Murw ...
, Burundi) is a
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
an
military officer
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Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...
, in the
Burundi National Defense Forces (BNDF). Effective December 2013, he is the
Commander
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...
of
AMISOM
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) was a regional peacekeeping mission operated by the African Union with the approval of the United Nations Security Council. It was mandated to support transitional governmental structures, implem ...
, based in
Mogadishu,
Somalia. Lieutenant General Silas Ntigurirwa is the first Burundian and first non-
Ugandan to command AMISOM, since the creation of the Mission in 2007.
General Levi Karuhanga, A Ugandan, Was The First Commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) In 2007
/ref> He served as AMISOM commander until December 2014 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Jonathan Kipkemoi Rono.
Succession table as Commandant of AMISOM
References
External links
Burundian military personnel
Living people
1968 births
People from Cibitoke Province
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