Nathan Mugisha

Nathan Mugisha
Allegiance  Uganda
Service/branch Uganda People's Defence Force
Rank Major General
Commands held Commander of AMISOM
Commandant of Uganda Senior Command and Staff College
Commanding Officer of 4th Division UPDF
Battles/wars Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)


Nathan Mugisha
Born Uganda
Residence Mogadishu, Somalia
Nationality Ugandan
Ethnicity Munyankole
Citizenship Uganda
Occupation Military officer
Known for Military Matters
Home town Mbarara
Religion Christian

Major General Nathan Mugisha is a military officer in Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He is the current Deputy Ambassador of Uganda to Somalia.[1] He was appointed to that position in June 2011.[2] Prior to that, he served as the Commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM), June 2009 until June 2011, being the third military officer to serve in that capacity.[3] Before taking the command of AMISOM he was commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, at Kimaka, a suburb of Jinja.[4]

AMISOM

Major General Nathan Mugisha replaced Major General Francis Okello as commander of AMISOM on 7 July 2009. Under General Nathan Mugisha's command, AMISOM repelled the "Ramadan Offensive" launched by al-Shabaab during August 2010. In February and March 2011 AMISOM made significant progress in Mogadishu during the "Anti-insurgence offensive" and controlled approximately 50% of the city after that offensive.[5][6][7]

Background

He was born in Western Uganda. He attended Ugandan schools prior to joining the Military of Uganda.

Career

In June 2005, at the rank of Colonel, he was the Commanding Officer of the 4th Division of the UPDF, based in the Northern Ugandan city of Gulu.[8] He later was appointed Commandant of Uganda Senior Command and Staff College, before he was appointed Commander of AMISOM.

Succession table as Commander of AMISOM

Military offices
Preceded by
Major General Francis Okello		 Commander of AMISOM
7 July 2009 - 15 June 2011 		Succeeded by
Major General Fredrick Mugisha

See also

References

  1. ↑ Baguma, Raymond (2012). "UPDF Explains Success In Somalia". New Vision Mobile (Kampala). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ Baguma, Raymond (16 June 2011). "New AMISOM Commander Named". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ↑ Kiggundu, Edris (5 July 2009). "Angry Museveni Overhauls UPDF’s Somalia Command". The Observer (Uganda). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Among, Barbara (6 July 2009). "New Commander for Somali Peacekeepers". New Vision (Kampala). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  5. ↑ Press Statement, . (8 August 2011). "Change of Guard: Handover From Outgoing Force Commander Major General Nathan Mugisha to Incoming Force Commander Major General Fred Mugisha". African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Barise, Hassan (14 June 2010). "Give General Mugisha The Tools To Finish The Job Quickly". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ↑ Varner, Bill (7 March 2011). "China, Russia Lead UN Initiative to Stabilize Somalia, Fight Piracy Threat". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  8. ↑ George Otis Jr., . (June 2005). "Interview With Colonel Nathan Mugisha Commander, 4th Division, UPDF" (PDF). Sentinelgroup.org. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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