Tadesse Werede
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay (Tigrinya: ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ)) is Commander-in Chief of the Tigray Defense Forces. He was born in Mekelle, a city in Enderta woreda of the Tigray Region.[1]
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Wedi Werede | |
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| ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ) | |
| Commander in Chief, Tigray Defense Forces | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Tsadkan Gebretensae |
| Army Corps Commander, Tigray Defense Force | |
| In office 2020–2021 | |
| Head of the Joint Training Department, Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
| Head of Mission and Force Commander for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei | |
| In office 27 July 2011 – 12 March 2013 | |
| Nominated by | Ban Ki-moon |
| Succeeded by | Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1958 Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopian Empire |
| Nationality | Ethiopian |
He was the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from its inception in 2011 until 2013. He was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to implement the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the region of Abyei in Sudan, an oil-producing region with disputable borders between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan.[2]
UNISFA was established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011.[3] Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay was appointed to oversee the monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of all armed forces in Abyei.[4]
References edit
- ^ Dimtsi Weyane, 18 June 2021, ምስ ኣዛዚ ሰራዊት ትግራይ ተጋዳላይ ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ) ዝተገበረ ቃለ መሕትት
- ^ . Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2012-03-20.
- ^ "Security Council sets up UN security force for disputed Sudanese town of Abyei", UN News Centre, 06-27-2011
- ^ "UN Appoints Commander for Abyei Peacekeeping Force", Voice of America, 07-27-2011
External links edit
- UNISFA website
- United Nations Press Release announcing appointment
- "Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei". BBC News website, 27 June 2011