Tadesse Werede
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay | |
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| 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 |
| Head of the Joint Training Department, Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
| Army Corps Commander, Ethiopian National Defense Force | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1958 Ethiopia |
| Nationality |  Ethiopian |
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He was born in Mekelle, a city in Enderta province of Ethiopia.
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.[1]
UNISFA was established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011.[2] Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay was appointed to oversee the monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of all armed forces in Abyei.[3]
References
External links
- UNISFA website
- United Nations Press Release announcing appointment
- "Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei". BBC News website, 27 June 2011
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