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Camouflage Patterns of Burundi

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Camouflage Patterns of Burundi

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Camouflage Patterns of Burundi

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-* This unique [[puzzle|jigsaw]] design has been issued to the Army of Burundi since the early 1990s, based on the original Belgian design but having a different coloration. This pattern would remain in service with the armed forces until the early 2000s. It is interesting to note that some versions of the pattern seem to have much less contrast between the colors, which may indicate a different batch of dyes were used, or that the dyes were not colorfast and have bled into each other after only a few washings.
+* Having a slightly different color palette to the Belgian design, this version of [[jigsaw]] was issued in the 1980s to elite formations of the Army. This pattern features large sections of reddish brown and dark olive green, with smaller areas of black, on a khaki background. VEry similar in coloration to [[Belgium|Belgian]] "moon & balls" designs.
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-* This unique [[puzzle|jigsaw]] design has been issued to the Army of Burundi since the early 1990s, based on the original Belgian design but having a different coloration. This pattern would remain in service with the armed forces until the early 2000s.
+* This unique [[puzzle|jigsaw]] design has been issued to the Army of Burundi since the early 1990s, based on the original Belgian design but having a different coloration. This pattern would remain in service with the armed forces until the early 2000s. It is interesting to note that some versions of the pattern seem to have much less contrast between the colors, which may indicate a different batch of dyes were used, or that the dyes were not colorfast and have bled into each other after only a few washings.
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 * This unique [[puzzle|jigsaw]] design has been issued to the Army of Burundi since the early 1990s, based on the original Belgian design but having a different coloration. This pattern would remain in service with the armed forces until the early 2000s.

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 * This unique [[puzzle|jigsaw]] design has been issued to the Army of Burundi since the early 1990s, based on the original Belgian design but having a different coloration. This pattern would remain in service with the armed forces until the early 2000s.

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 * Circa 2017, officers of the ''Police nationale du Burundi'' appeared in public sporting a [[digital patterns|pixelated camouflage pattern]] with a light blue/grey colorway. This design has not fully replaced the previously issued, and darker-colored, blue woodland-leaf hybrid design, but is issued concurrently.
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-* Circa 2017, officers of the ''Ministère de la Sécurité Publique'' appeared in the news sporting a [[digital patterns|pixelated camouflage pattern]] with a primarily grey colorway.
+* Circa 2017, officers of the ''Police nationale du Burundi'' appeared in public sporting a [[digital patterns|pixelated camouflage pattern]] with a light blue/grey colorway. This design has not fully replaced the previously issued, and darker-colored, blue woodland-leaf hybrid design, but is issued concurrently.
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-* Seen below is a variation of the leaf pattern camouflage with blue colorway worn by the Burundi ''Police Nationale'' until 2017, when it was replaced by a pixelated design.
+* A blue-dominant variation of the woodland-leaf hybrid camouflage pattern of the Army was adopted by the Burundi ''Police Nationale'' and has continued in service right into the present day, even though a pixelated design was also introduced around 2017. As with the previous police camouflage design, only certain personnel appear to receive it, with most conventional police continuing to wear solid-colored uniforms.
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-* Entering service right around 1995 or 1996, the certain units of the Public Security Force adopted a blue-dominant version of the [[puzzle|jigsaw]] camouflage design. Most personnel at this time wore only solid blue uniforms, and would continue to do so into the present era.
+* Entering service right around 1995 or 1996, the certain units of the Public Security Force adopted a blue-dominant version of the [[puzzle|jigsaw]] camouflage design. Most personnel at this time wore only solid blue uniforms, and would continue to do so into the present era. This design remained in circulation until the early 2000s, when it would be replaced by a woodland-leaf hybrid design with a similar color scheme.
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-* Although it may not have remained in service for very long, some Burundian Army personnel wore a variation of the m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern around 2008. Use of this pattern may actually have been limited to members of the 121st Parachute Regiment.
+* Although it may not have remained in service for very long, some Burundian Army personnel wore a variation of the m81 [[woodland]] camouflage pattern around 2008. Use of this pattern may actually have been limited to members of the 121st Parachute Regiment and the 2 Armored battalions.
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