Biography of Colonel Bernard NDIHO
The AJMPD was founded by a Colonel of the Burundi National Defense Force (NDFB) who, after being repatriated, was sensitive to the difficulties encountered by young returnees in the face of the Burundian education system due to the fact that they grew in English-speaking education systems in force in the countries where they had gone into exile since 1972. It is in this context that he considered that the establishment of a Linguistic and cultural integration center (L.C.I.C) was beneficial to fill the gaps of young returnees in order to adapt themselves to the Burundian educational system, which is intended to be French-speaking. The establishment of this LCIC was part of the aim of supporting the Government of Burundi in its educational policy.
In this chapter we will therefore approach the biography of this illustrious personality, a patriot touched not only by a great desire to his Nation, devoted and enamored of peace and the development of his country, but also and above all concerned about the cause of Burundian youth as a driving force for the integrated and integral development of Burundi. Thus, Colonel Bernard NDIHO was born on August 8th, 1968 at Mugara local administration entity, in Rumonge Commune and Province. He is married and the father of nine children.
Following the events that plunged Burundi into mourning in 1972, Colonel Bernard NDIHO, then a four year old child, went into exile with his parents in the United Republic of Tanzania. At the age of nine years, he was separated from his parents and left for the former Zaire, now called the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where he continued and finished his primary studies in 1982, at TUUNGANE Primary school in MBOKO/FIZI. From 1982 to 1989, Colonel Bernard NDIHO continued his high studies in the same country of asylum and he obtained his State Diploma in Pedagogical Sciences entitled Pedagogic Humanities with the D6 indices, at the MAENDELEO Institute of Goma in the DRC. It is in this logic that, from 1990 to 1995, he continued his higher education at BUKAVU Higher Institute in the Faculty of Rural development where he obtained his first degree in Regional Planning. He pursued his second higher education part at the same higher education institute from 1997 to 1998, he did one year in the postgraduate and then the DRC got on fire in 1998. This war interrupted his postgraduate studies.
From 2015 to 2016, he undertook specialized studies at the National Defense College of Tanzania, where he obtained the Diploma in Security and strategic studies. In terms of military courses and training, it should be noted that he followed, from December 4th, 2006 to march 16th, 2007, a Harmonization of the Burundian Executives Training (HBC2), at ISCAM a higher Education Institution, graduated by a certificate. Then, from August 29th to October 3rd, 2007, he flew to Netherlands (Holland) where he underwent training in Netherlands Defense Orientation, sanctioned by a certificate. In addition, from October 11th to November 26th, 2010, he underwent specialized training at the Higher Institute of Military Executives (ISCAM) from which he graduated with a certificate in Peace Support Operations.
From 2008 to 2009, Colonel NDIHO Bernard attended higher Joint Defense Courses at the Yaoundé War College in Cameroon, where he obtained a Second Degree of Higher Military Studies Certificate.
Under the various seminars carried out, the following seminars should be mentioned:
Light weapons in the Great Lakes Region and in East Africa, Kampala/Uganda, (certificate);
As for the functions already exercised within the ministry of National Defense and Veterans Affairs, the Colonel Bernard NDIHO has held the following positions:
As part of the Peace Process and Peacekeeping Operations, the Colonel Bernard NDIHO has held the following positions:
► IN THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, he was, from October 2017 to November 2018, Deputy Head of the MUNISCA information Center and Coordination.
►IN BURUNDI, from 2003 to 2005, he was Head of the FROLINA Delegation to the Mixed Ceasefire Commission (CMC) in Bujumbura, as part of the implementation of the Arusha Accord for Peace and Reconciliation in Burundi and remains a peacemaker through his life which he has devoted to the service of the Nation.
As part of the work, colonel NDIHO Bernard visited the following countries: Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, the Comoros Islands, United States of America (Washington and New York), Somalia, Republic of South Africa, Japan, South Korea and Mali.
Colonel NDIHO Bernard is multilingual. He expresses himself easily in Kirundi, French, English, Kiswahili and Lingala.
Colonel Bernard NDIHO also handles computer skills in the Microsoft word, Excel, Internet explorer and PowerPoint.
With regard to civil activities, Colonel NDIHO Bernard is the Legal Representative of the Association for Youth in Peace Mission through Development (AYMPD) which deals with the integral development of young people. He is also a devout Christian of the Pentecostal Church of Burundi.
