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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