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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 Army (includes naval and air units); paramilitary Gendarmerie
1991 Army (includes naval and air units); paramilitary Gendarmerie
1992 Army (includes naval and air units); paramilitary Gendarmerie
1993 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1994 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1995 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1996 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1997 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1998 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
1999 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
2000 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
2001 Army (includes naval and air units), paramilitary Gendarmerie
2002 Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie
2003 Army (including naval and air units), Gendarmerie
2004 Army (including Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie
2005 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2005)
2006 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (being disbanded) (2006)
2007 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing) (2006)
2008 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationales, FDN): Army (includes Naval Detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2008)
2009 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment and Air Wing), Gendarmerie (2009)
2010 National Defense Force (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment and Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2010)
2011 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment, Air Wing, and Coast Guard), National Gendarmerie (2011)
2012 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes naval detachment, Air Wing, and Coast Guard), National Gendarmerie (2011)
2013 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)
2014 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)
2015 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)
2016 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Gendarmerie (2013)
2017 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, Air Wing), National Police (2017)
2018 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2017)
2019 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2019)
2020 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing), National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2019)
2021 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing); Ministry of Public Security: National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2021)
2022 National Defense Forces (Forces de Defense Nationale, FDN): Army (includes maritime wing, air wing); Ministry of Public Security: National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2022)
2023 National Defense Force of Burundi (Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi or FDNB): Land Force (Force Terrestre), the Navy Force (Force Marine), the Air Force (Force Aerienne) and Specialized Units (Unites Specialisees) (2023) note 1: the Specialized Units include a special security brigade for the protection of institutions (aka BSPI) and military police note 2: in 2022, Burundi created a new reserve force (Force de r serve et d appui au d veloppement, FRAD); the FRAD's duties include organizing
2024 Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF; Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi or FDNB) : Land Force ( la Force Terrestre ), the Navy Force (la Force de la Marine), the Air Force (la Force A rienne) and Specialized Units (des Unit s Sp cialis es) Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi) (2024) note 1: the Naval Force is responsible for monitoring Burundi s 175-km shoreline on Lake Tanganyika; the Specialized Units includ
2025 Burundi National Defense Force (BNDF; Force de Defense Nationale du Burundi, FDNB): Land Force ( Army ), Naval Force, Air Force, Specialized Units Ministry of Interior, Community Development, and Public Security: Burundi National Police (Police Nationale du Burundi, PNB) (2024) note: the Naval Force is responsible for monitoring Burundi s 175-km shoreline on Lake Tanganyika; the Specialized Units include a special security brigade for the protection of institutions (aka BSPI), commandos, special