Babacar Gaye
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Babacar Gaye is a Senegal
ese Army General who since 2005 serves as Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
, where he enrolled in 1970 and graduated in 1972.
Lieutenant-General Gaye attended military courses at prestigious war colleges and military schools in France and Belgium.
He joined the École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris in 1986 and graduated in 1988.
, appointed Lieutenant-General Babacar Gaye (Senegal) as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). He replaces Major-General Iliya (Nigeria) and is the third Force Commander of MONUC and the second commander from Senegal after General Mountaga Diallo.
In January 2004, he was assigned as Ambassador of Senegal in Germany by president Abdoulaye Wade
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Babacar Gaye was promoted to the rank of Brigade General in 2000, when he became Chef d'état-major general des armées (Chief of the Defence Staff) from May 2000 to August 2003 and to Divisional General (equivalent to Major General) in 2002.
Prior to this position, he led an extensive and distinguished military career, having served, among others, as Chief of Military Region from November 1997 to May 2000.
From 1994 to 1997, he served as the Director of the Senegalese foreign intelligence agency.
In 1991, he served as commander of the Senegalese contingent in the Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia based in Dhahran
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He also served as the Commander of the Senegalese contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from August 1979 to March 1980. From July 1974 to February 1975, he served in the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF).
Gaye and his wife, a banker, had a son and a daughter.
Senegal
Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
ese Army General who since 2005 serves as Force Commander for the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Education
Babacar Gaye studied at the military academy École spéciale militaire de Saint-CyrÉcole Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr
The École Spéciale Militaire de Saint-Cyr is the foremost French military academy. Its official name is . It is often referred to as Saint-Cyr . Its motto is "Ils s'instruisent pour vaincre": literally "They study to vanquish" or "Training for victory"...
, where he enrolled in 1970 and graduated in 1972.
Lieutenant-General Gaye attended military courses at prestigious war colleges and military schools in France and Belgium.
He joined the École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris in 1986 and graduated in 1988.
Career
In 2005, The Secretary-General, Kofi AnnanKofi Annan
Kofi Atta Annan is a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the UN from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2006...
, appointed Lieutenant-General Babacar Gaye (Senegal) as the new Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). He replaces Major-General Iliya (Nigeria) and is the third Force Commander of MONUC and the second commander from Senegal after General Mountaga Diallo.
In January 2004, he was assigned as Ambassador of Senegal in Germany by president Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade
Abdoulaye Wade is the third and current President of Senegal, in office since 2000. He is also the Secretary-General of the Senegalese Democratic Party and has led the party since it was founded in 1974...
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Babacar Gaye was promoted to the rank of Brigade General in 2000, when he became Chef d'état-major general des armées (Chief of the Defence Staff) from May 2000 to August 2003 and to Divisional General (equivalent to Major General) in 2002.
Prior to this position, he led an extensive and distinguished military career, having served, among others, as Chief of Military Region from November 1997 to May 2000.
From 1994 to 1997, he served as the Director of the Senegalese foreign intelligence agency.
In 1991, he served as commander of the Senegalese contingent in the Operation Desert Storm in Saudi Arabia based in Dhahran
Dhahran
Dhahran is a city located in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province, and is a major administrative center for the Saudi oil industry. Large oil reserves were first identified in the Dhahran area in 1931, and in 1935 Standard Oil of California drilled the first commercially viable oil well...
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He also served as the Commander of the Senegalese contingent in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) from August 1979 to March 1980. From July 1974 to February 1975, he served in the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF).
Personal life
General Gaye is the son of former Secretary General of the OIC and Foreign Minister of Senegal Amadou Karim Gaye.Gaye and his wife, a banker, had a son and a daughter.
External links
- http://www.un.org/Depts/dpko/missions/monuc/facts.html