Dick Olum

Dick Olum
Born 1970 (age 44–45)[1]
Uganda
Residence Mogadishu, Somalia
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Alur
Citizenship Uganda
Occupation Military Officer
Years active 1990 - present
Known for Military Matters
Home town Zombo
Religion Roman Catholic

Brigadier Dick Prit Olum, is an army officer. He currently serves as the Commander of the UPDF Contingent in Somalia, as part of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). He was appointed to that position in June 2013 by General Yoweri Museveni, the Commander in Chief of the UPDF and the President of Uganda.[2] He took up his position in Mogadishu Somalia, in September 2013.[3]

Background

Dick Olum was born in Zombo District, West Nile sub-region, Northern Uganda, in 1970.

Military career

In 2006, when the Uganda Junior Staff College, based in Jinja, was founded, Dick Olum, at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, was selected to be its Commandant.[4] In 2010, at the rank of Colonel, he was transferred to the Uganda Military Academy, in Kabamba as Chief Instructor.[5] In 2012, the African Union (AU), established a 5,000 strong military force, based in Nzara, South Sudan, with the specific objective of hunting down fugitive warlord Joseph Kony. The force would comprise troops from the African countries affected by the LRA mayhem, namely Uganda, South Sudan, DRC and CAR.[6] Dick Olum, at the rank of Colonel, was selected as the first Commander of the African Union Force Against Joseph Kony.[7] In June 2013, he was assigned to his present position and appointed "Acting Brigadier". He assumed his post in Somalia in September 2013. In November 2013, Dick Olum was promoted to full Brigadier in the UPDF.[8][9]

Family

Dick Olum is married and is the father of two children.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Johnson, Scott (18 April 2012). "The Hunt for Kony". Newsweek. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. ↑ Risdel Kasasira, and Richard Wanambwa (1 July 2013). "Olum Named New Amisom Commander". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Newvision, Reporter (25 September 2013). "Brigadier Dick Olum New UPDF Boss In Somalia". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  4. ↑ Oloch, James (6 November 2007). "Sh1.3 Billion for Amuka". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Kasasira, Risdel (2 February 2010). "Museveni Shakes Up Top Army Command". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  6. ↑ BBC, . (24 March 2012). "African Union Force Steps Up Hunt for Joseph Kony". BBC News. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  7. ↑ Thompson, Allan (9 April 2012). "Kony 2012: A Message From Commander Hunting Down The Warlord". TheStar.com. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  8. ↑ Vision, Reporter (13 November 2013). "Museveni Promotes 693 UPDF Officers". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Ondoga, Ayiga (10 December 2013). "Integrity Is Key In The Army - Karuhanga". New Vision. Retrieved 24 June 2014.

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