RDF PRESS RELEASE – PROMOTION AND APPOINTMENT IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE
REF: RDF/MPR/A/10/09/23
Kigali, 30 August 2023
1. HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF RDF HAS PROMOTED THE FOLLOWING LIEUTENANT COLONELS TO THE RANK OF COLONEL AND APPOINTED THEM BRIGADE COMMANDERS.
RANK NAMES
LT COL JOSEPH MWESIGYE
LT COL SIMBA KINESHA
LT COL EGIDE NDAYIZEYE
LT COL WILLIAM RYARASA
LT COL SAM RWASANYI
LT COL ISSA SENONO
LT COL THADEE NZEYIMANA
LT COL ALPHONSE SAFARI
LT COL FIDELE BUTARE
LT COL EMMANUEL NYIRIHIRWE
2. H.E. HAS ALSO APPOINTED RDF GENERALS AS FOLLOWS:
RANK NAMES APPOINTMENT
MAJ GEN EMMY RUVUSHA 1 DIV COMDR
MAJ GEN EUGENE NKUBITO 3 DIV COMDR
BRIG GEN PASCAL MUHIZI 2 DIV COMDR
BRIG GEN VINCENT GATAMA 4 DIV COMDR
BRIG GEN FRANK MUTEMBE TASK FORCE DIV COMDR
BRIG GEN ANDREW NYAMVUMBA COMDT RDFCSC NYAKINAMA
THE ABOVE PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS TAKE IMMEDIATE EFFECT.///
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