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'''Charles Richard Mondjo''' (born 28 January 1954) is a [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] military officer who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Defense since 2012. Previously he was Chief of Staff of the [[Military of the Republic of the Congo|Congolese Armed Forces]] from 2002 to 2012.<ref name=Gov>Bruno Okokana, [http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=63454&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=1&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=09&select_year=2012 "Gouvernement : deux chefs militaires de haut rang nommés ministres"], ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 26 September 2012 {{fr icon}}.</ref>
'''Charles Richard Mondjo''' (born 28 January 1954) is a [[Republic of the Congo|Congolese]] military officer who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Defense since 2012. Previously he was Chief of Staff of the [[Military of the Republic of the Congo|Congolese Armed Forces]] from 2002 to 2012.<ref name=Gov>Bruno Okokana, [http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=63454&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=1&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=09&select_year=2012 "Gouvernement : deux chefs militaires de haut rang nommés ministres"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 26 September 2012 {{fr icon}}.</ref>


==Military career==
==Military career==
An ethnic [[Mbochi]]<ref name=Dict>John F. Clark and Samuel Decalo, ''Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo'', fourth edition (2012), Scarecrow Press, pages 289&ndash;290.</ref> and the son of diplomat [[Nicolas Mondjo]],<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> Charles Richard Mondjo was born at [[Brazzaville]] in 1954, attending school in [[Cuvette Department]]<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> and Brazzaville.<ref name=Gov/> Subsequently he attended military preparatory school.<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> He received training at a military school in [[East Germany]] from 1976 to 1978 and at a military school in the [[Soviet Union]] from 1982 to 1986.<ref name=Bio>[http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=2596&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=0&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=0&select_year=0 "Biographie du nouveau chef d’Etat-major général des Forces armées congolaises"], ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 21 January 2003 {{fr icon}}.</ref>
An ethnic [[Mbochi]]<ref name=Dict>John F. Clark and Samuel Decalo, ''Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo'', fourth edition (2012), Scarecrow Press, pages 289&ndash;290.</ref> and the son of diplomat [[Nicolas Mondjo]],<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> Charles Richard Mondjo was born at [[Brazzaville]] in 1954, attending school in [[Cuvette Department]]<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> and Brazzaville.<ref name=Gov/> Subsequently he attended military preparatory school.<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> He received training at a military school in [[East Germany]] from 1976 to 1978 and at a military school in the [[Soviet Union]] from 1982 to 1986.<ref name=Bio>[http://www.brazzaville-adiac.com/index.php?action=depeche&dep_id=2596&oldaction=liste&regpay_id=0&them_id=0&cat_id=0&ss_cat_id=0&LISTE_FROM=0&select_month=0&select_year=0 "Biographie du nouveau chef d’Etat-major général des Forces armées congolaises"]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, ''Les Dépêches de Brazzaville'', 21 January 2003 {{fr icon}}.</ref>


Back in Congo-Brazzaville, Mondjo served as an army officer,<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> and he was Director of Lessons and Studies at the Marien Ngouabi Military Academy in Brazzaville from 1987 to 1993.<ref name=Bio/> He sided with rebel leader [[Denis Sassou Nguesso]] during the [[Republic of the Congo civil war|June&ndash;October 1997 civil war]]; the war ended with Sassou Nguesso regaining power and ousting President [[Pascal Lissouba]].<ref name=Dict/> In December 1997, Mondjo was appointed as Commander of Military Zone 1, which included the country's economic capital, [[Pointe-Noire]]; he remained in that post for five years.<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> He was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Congolese Armed Forces on 20 December 2002,<ref name=Gov/> and he was promoted to the rank of [[major-general]] (''général de division'').<ref name=Dict/>
Back in Congo-Brazzaville, Mondjo served as an army officer,<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> and he was Director of Lessons and Studies at the Marien Ngouabi Military Academy in Brazzaville from 1987 to 1993.<ref name=Bio/> He sided with rebel leader [[Denis Sassou Nguesso]] during the [[Republic of the Congo civil war|June&ndash;October 1997 civil war]]; the war ended with Sassou Nguesso regaining power and ousting President [[Pascal Lissouba]].<ref name=Dict/> In December 1997, Mondjo was appointed as Commander of Military Zone 1, which included the country's economic capital, [[Pointe-Noire]]; he remained in that post for five years.<ref name=Gov/><ref name=Dict/> He was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Congolese Armed Forces on 20 December 2002,<ref name=Gov/> and he was promoted to the rank of [[major-general]] (''général de division'').<ref name=Dict/>
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Mondjo met with French Defense Minister [[Jean-Yves Le Drian]] in Brazzaville on 11 February 2014 for a discussion about instability in the [[Central African Republic]].<ref>Aybienevie N'kouka-Koudissa, [http://www.lasemaineafricaine.net/index.php/national/8094-congo-france-visite-de-travail-du-ministre-francais-de-la-defense-jean-yves-le-drian-au-congo "Congo-France : Visite de travail du ministre français de la défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, au Congo"], ''La Semaine Africaine'', 14 February 2014 {{fr icon}}.</ref>
Mondjo met with French Defense Minister [[Jean-Yves Le Drian]] in Brazzaville on 11 February 2014 for a discussion about instability in the [[Central African Republic]].<ref>Aybienevie N'kouka-Koudissa, [http://www.lasemaineafricaine.net/index.php/national/8094-congo-france-visite-de-travail-du-ministre-francais-de-la-defense-jean-yves-le-drian-au-congo "Congo-France : Visite de travail du ministre français de la défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, au Congo"], ''La Semaine Africaine'', 14 February 2014 {{fr icon}}.</ref>


After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the [[Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2016|March 2016 presidential election]], he retained Mondjo in his post as Minister of National Defense on 30 April 2016.<ref>[http://adiac-congo.com/content/equipe-gouvernementale-de-la-nouvelle-republique-50100 "Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République"], ADIAC, 1 May 2016 {{fr icon}}.</ref>
After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the [[Republic of the Congo presidential election, 2016|March 2016 presidential election]], he retained Mondjo in his post as Minister of National Defense on 30 April 2016.<ref>[http://adiac-congo.com/content/equipe-gouvernementale-de-la-nouvelle-republique-50100 "Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République"] {{wayback|url=http://adiac-congo.com/content/equipe-gouvernementale-de-la-nouvelle-republique-50100 |date=20160602135759 }}, ADIAC, 1 May 2016 {{fr icon}}.</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Charles Richard Mondjo (born 28 January 1954) is a Congolese military officer who has served in the government of Congo-Brazzaville as Minister of Defense since 2012. Previously he was Chief of Staff of the Congolese Armed Forces from 2002 to 2012.[1]

Military career

An ethnic Mbochi[2] and the son of diplomat Nicolas Mondjo,[1][2] Charles Richard Mondjo was born at Brazzaville in 1954, attending school in Cuvette Department[1][2] and Brazzaville.[1] Subsequently he attended military preparatory school.[1][2] He received training at a military school in East Germany from 1976 to 1978 and at a military school in the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1986.[3]

Back in Congo-Brazzaville, Mondjo served as an army officer,[1][2] and he was Director of Lessons and Studies at the Marien Ngouabi Military Academy in Brazzaville from 1987 to 1993.[3] He sided with rebel leader Denis Sassou Nguesso during the June–October 1997 civil war; the war ended with Sassou Nguesso regaining power and ousting President Pascal Lissouba.[2] In December 1997, Mondjo was appointed as Commander of Military Zone 1, which included the country's economic capital, Pointe-Noire; he remained in that post for five years.[1][2] He was appointed as Chief of Staff of the Congolese Armed Forces on 20 December 2002,[1] and he was promoted to the rank of major-general (général de division).[2]

After serving nearly ten years as Chief of Staff, Mondjo was appointed to the government as Minister at the Presidency for National Defense on 25 September 2012.[1][4] He was officially succeeded as Chief of Staff by Major-General Guy Blanchard Okoï at a ceremony on 7 November 2012.[5]

Mondjo met with French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian in Brazzaville on 11 February 2014 for a discussion about instability in the Central African Republic.[6]

After Sassou Nguesso's victory in the March 2016 presidential election, he retained Mondjo in his post as Minister of National Defense on 30 April 2016.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bruno Okokana, "Gouvernement : deux chefs militaires de haut rang nommés ministres"[permanent dead link], Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 26 September 2012 Template:Fr icon.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h John F. Clark and Samuel Decalo, Historical Dictionary of Republic of the Congo, fourth edition (2012), Scarecrow Press, pages 289–290.
  3. ^ a b "Biographie du nouveau chef d’Etat-major général des Forces armées congolaises"[permanent dead link], Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 21 January 2003 Template:Fr icon.
  4. ^ "Remaniement ministériel au Congo-Brazzaville", Radio France Internationale, 26 September 2013 Template:Fr icon.
  5. ^ "Défense : le général de division Charles Richard Mondjo quitte l'état-major général des FAC", Les Dépêches de Brazzaville, 8 November 2012 Template:Fr icon.
  6. ^ Aybienevie N'kouka-Koudissa, "Congo-France : Visite de travail du ministre français de la défense, Jean-Yves Le Drian, au Congo", La Semaine Africaine, 14 February 2014 Template:Fr icon.
  7. ^ "Équipe gouvernementale de la Nouvelle République" Template:Wayback, ADIAC, 1 May 2016 Template:Fr icon.
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