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Godefroid Niyombare (born 1969) is a Burundian military officer who led a coup attempt against President Pierre Nkurunziza on 13 May 2015. At the time of the coup attempt, Niyombare was a Major General. He previously served as military chief of staff and as Burundi's Ambassador to Kenya, and he was head of the Burundi Intelligence Service (French: ''Services de renseignements burundais'', SNR) until February 2015, when he was dismissed by Nkurunziza. ==Military career== During the Burundi Civil War, he was a Hutu commander in the CNDD-FDD rebel group and was involved in peace talks with the FNL rebel group.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Burundi coup bid: President Nkurunziza's return 'thwarted' )〕 After the civil war, Niyombare was a top army officer under President Nkurunziza, who nominated him as army chief of staff. Niyombare was confirmed in that post by a vote of the Senate on 16 April 2009. He was the first Hutu to head the army.〔 During the African Union Mission to Somalia, Niyombare oversaw military efforts, with 4,400 Burundi troops deployed in March 2011. Niyombare said on 14 March 2011 that the soldiers had been deployed a week before.〔AFP 14/3/2011, reported in ARB-PSC March 1-31, 2011, p.18776C.〕 In late 2014, Niyombare was appointed as head of the Burundi Intelligence Service (French: ''Services de renseignements burundais'', SNR). He served in that post for only three months, as he was dismissed by Nkurunziza in February 2015. His dismissal occurred after the leaking of a 10-page memo he wrote arguing against Nkurunziza's controversial plans to run for a third term.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Expert: General Behind Burundi Coup is Well Respected )〕〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Godefroid Niyombare」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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