RDF PRESS RELEASE – RETIREMENT IN THE RWANDA DEFENCE FORCE
REF:RDF/MPR/A/10/04/24
KIGALI, 30 AUGUST 2024
1. H.E. THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF RWANDA AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF RDF HAS APPROVED THE RETIREMENT OF THE FOLLOWING GENERALS:
RANK NAMES
GEN JEAN BOSCO KAZURA
BRIG GEN JOHN BAGABO
BRIG GEN JOHN BOSCO RUTIKANGA
BRIG GEN JOHNSON HODARI
BRIG GEN FIRMIN BAYINGANA
2. H.E. THE PRESIDENT HAS ALSO APPROVED THE RETIREMENT OF 170 SENIOR OFFICERS AND 992 OTHER RANKS. ///
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