Commandant of Indian Army Infantry School Appointed Commander of UN Mission in South Sudan
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced that Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will complete his assignment on Sunday.
A file photo of UN chief Antonio Guterres. (Reuters)
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United Nations: The commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, Lieutenant General Shailesh Tinaikar, has been appointed the commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), the second biggest peacekeeping operation.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday that Tinaikar will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will complete his assignment on Sunday.
Tinaikar will command over 16,000 peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India, in UNMISS.
The mission was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. Sixty-seven peacekeepers have died while serving in the mission.
Tinaikar has previous experience in the area from the time he served in the peacekeeping mission in Sudan before the South's independence. He has also served in the UN Angola Verification Mission III.
Tinairkar is the recipient of the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service.
A 1983 graduate of the Indian Military Academy, he was the Additional Director General of Military Operations at Army Headquarters before taking charge of the Infantry School in Mhow.
He has also commanded a division, a recruit training centre and a brigade.
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres announced on Friday that Tinaikar will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will complete his assignment on Sunday.
Tinaikar will command over 16,000 peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India, in UNMISS.
The mission was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan. Sixty-seven peacekeepers have died while serving in the mission.
Tinaikar has previous experience in the area from the time he served in the peacekeeping mission in Sudan before the South's independence. He has also served in the UN Angola Verification Mission III.
Tinairkar is the recipient of the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service.
A 1983 graduate of the Indian Military Academy, he was the Additional Director General of Military Operations at Army Headquarters before taking charge of the Infantry School in Mhow.
He has also commanded a division, a recruit training centre and a brigade.
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