Germain Niyoyankana

{{Short description|Burundian former army officer and politician}}

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Germain Niyoyankana (born 1955){{cite web|language=rw |url=http://www.bwiza.com/icyatumye-gen-germain-niyoyankana-na-bagenzi-21-basezererwa-mu-gisirikare-cyatangajwe/ |title=Icyatumye Gen Germain Niyoyankana na bagenzi be 21 basezererwa mu gisirikare cyatangajwe |publisher=bwiza.com |date=4 January 2017 |accessdate=25 November 2017}} is a Burundian former army officer and politician who was Minister of National Defense from 2005{{cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Burundis-new-cabinet-appointed-20050831 |title=Burundi's new cabinet appointed |publisher=News24 |date=31 August 2005 |accessdate=25 November 2017}} to 2010.{{cite news|language=fr |url=http://www.panapress.com/Formation-d-un-nouveau-gouvernement-au-Burundi--13-684562-17-lang1-index.html |title=Formation d'un nouveau gouvernement au Burundi |publisher=PanaPress |date=30 August 2010 |accessdate=25 November 2017}} He held the highest military rank in Burundi as lieutenant general. Before that, he was the chief of staff.

In the frame of the implementation of the Peace Process following the 1993-2005 Burundi Civil War, Niyoyankana as the top army commander, is credited{{by whom|date=June 2010}} with his ability to have peacefully integrated former Hutu rebels into the army historically dominated by Tutsis.