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Chief of the Defence Staff (Burundi)

professional head of the Burundi National Defence Force

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 7, 2026
Entity authorityQ137441699 ↗
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The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi, Kirundi: Umukuru w’ibiro bikuru vya gisirikare , C/FDNB; lit. 'Chief of the Burundi National Defence Force') is the military head of the Burundi National Defence Force, overseeing all military operations.

The headquarters of the army's general staff (French: État-Major Général de le FDNB, EMG/FDNB) is made up of three major components: the Land Force, the Air Force and the Navy.

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