Military ranks of Burundi
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The Military ranks of Burundi (French: Grades militaires du Burundi) are the military insignia used by the National Defence Force of Burundi.
The rank insignia of commissioned officers.
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| Général | Lieutenant-général | Général-major | Général de brigade | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Major | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | |||||||||||||||
| Jenerai | Riyetena jenerai | Jenerai majoro | Jenerai wa birigade | Koroneri | Riyetena koroneri | Majoro | Kapitene | Riyetena | Suriyetena | |||||||||||||||
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Other ranks
The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.
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| Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Première sergent major | Première sergent | Sergent | Caporal-chef | Caporal | Soldat de 1ère classe | Soldat de 2ème classe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ajida shefu | Ajida majoro | Ajida | Sereja majoro mu murwi wa mbere | Sereja mu murwi wa mbere | Sereja | Kaporari shefu | Kaporari | Umusoda wo mu murwi wa mbere | Umusoda wo mu murwi wa kabiri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
- 1 2 "Loi organique N°1/ 04 du 20 février 2017 portant Missions, Organisation, Composition, Instruction, Conditions de service et Fonctionnement de la Force de Défense Nationale du Burundi" (PDF). fdnb.bi/ (in French). Government of Burundi. p. 45. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
External links
- "Burundi". uniforminsignia.net. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 1 November 2025.