RDF PRESS RELEASE – PROMOTION IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE
REF:RDF/MPR/A/10/05/24
KIGALI, 01 SEPTEMBER 2024
H.E THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND C-I-C OF RDF HAS PROMOTED RDF PERSONNEL AS FOLLOWS:
A. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF COLONEL TO BRIGADIER GENERAL (LIST OF 02 x Col)
1. COL JUSTUS MAJYAMBERE
2. COL LOUIS KANOBAYIRE
B. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL TO COLONEL (LIST OF 14 x Lt Col)
1 LT COL FRANCIS NYAGATARE
2 LT COL JESSICA MUKAMURENZI
3 LT COL MULINZI MUCYO
4 LT COL ALEXIS KAYISIRE
5 LT COL EMMANUEL RUTEBUKA
6 LT COL JACQUES NZITONDA
7 LT COL EPHRAIM NGOGA
8 LT COL EMMANUEL RUKUNDO
9 LT COL SILVER MUNYANEZA AKARIMUGICU
10 LT COL TANZI MUTABARUKA
11 LT COL PROSPER RUTABAYIRU
12 LT COL HUBERT NYAKANA
13 LT COL JOSEPH KABANDA
14 LT COL DANNY GATSINZI
C. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF MAJOR TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LIST OF 30 x Maj)
D. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF CAPTAIN TO MAJOR (LIST OF 280 x Capt)
E. PROMOTED FROM LIEUTENANT TO CAPTAIN (LIST OF 40 x Lt)
F. PROMOTED FROM THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT TO LT (LIST OF 270 x 2Lt)
G. MEDICAL DOCTORS (NCOS) PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT (LIST OF 09 x NCOs)
H. MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS (NCOs)
PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SECOND LIEUTENANT (LIST OF 09 x NCOs).
PROMOTIONS TAKE IMM EFFECT.///
END
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