Fredrick Mugisha Explained

Fredrick Mugisha
Birth Place:Uganda
Allegiance:Uganda
Branch:Uganda People's Defence Force
Rank:Major General
Commands:Commander of AMISOM
Artillery Division UPDF
Battles:Battle of Mogadishu (2010–2011)
Fred Mugisha
Birth Place:Uganda
Alma Mater:Indore University

Simferopol Academy

Tanzania Military Academy

Sierra Vista Military Academy

Nanjing Army Command College

Nasser Military Academy

India Military Academy

South African National Defence College
Occupation:Military officer
Years Active:1982 – present
Nationality:Ugandan
Citizenship:Uganda
Known For:Military Matters
Commandant
Uganda Counter Terrorism Center
Honorific Prefix:Major General

Major General Fredrick Mugisha, commonly referred to as Fred Mugisha, is a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Force and assumed command over AMISOM as the fourth commander on 15 June 2011.[1] [2]

Recent assignments

Before replacing Major General Nathan Mugisha as commander of AMISOM he was with the Artillery Division in Masindi, Uganda. He was promoted from Brigadier to Major General shortly before taking command over AMISOM.[3]

He currently serves as the Commandant of the newly established Counter Terrorism Center in Uganda. He was appointed to that position in May 2013. Prior to that he served as the Joint Chief of Staff of the Uganda People's Defence Forces.[4] He was replaced, as Joint Chief of Staff, by Major General Wilson Mbadi.[5]

Background and training

He was born in 1963 in Western Uganda. Fredrick Mugisha attended the Officer Cadet Course at Simferopol Academy in the former Soviet Union, from 1988 to 1989. He then attended the Convoy Commander Course at Monduli Military Academy in Tanzania, in 1997. In 2000, he attended the Platoon Commander Course at the Sierra Vista Military Academy in Arizona, United States of America. From 2003 until 2004, he attended the Army High Command Course at Nanjing Army Command College in China. He then attended the Africa Strategic Course at Nasser Military Academy in Egypt, in 2005. The next year, in 2006, he attended the Senior Command and Staff Course at the Army War College at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh, India, in 2006. In 2008, he attended the National Defense College, in South Africa.[6]

Military career

General Fred Mugisha has held several positions in the Uganda People's Defense Forces, including the following:[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuune. Rashid. Odowa. Mohamed. 1 July 2011. 3000 African Union Troops Arrive In Mogadishu. SomaliaReport. 2 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20111012013552/http://somaliareport.com/index.php/post/1071/3000_African_Union_Troops_Arrive_in_Mogadishu_. 12 October 2011. dead.
  2. Web site: UPDF To Send New Commander To Somalia. 18 April 2011. Risdel. Kasasira. 2 November 2014. Daily Monitor. Kampala. 2 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141102181357/http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/1146486/-/c2orhyz/-/index.html. dead.
  3. Web site: New Guard Takes Charge of UPDF In New Changes. 29 May 2013. 2 November 2014. The Observer (Uganda).
  4. Web site: 23 April 2013. Mary. Boarding Section In Army Schools Phased Out. Karugaba. 2 November 2014. New Vision (Kampala).
  5. Web site: The New Army Big Wigs: Who Are They?. 29 May 2013. Sulaiman. Kakaire. 2 November 2014. The Observer (Uganda).
  6. Web site: Change of Guard; Major General Fred Mugisha Takes Over As AMISOM Force Commander. September 2011. 2 November 2014. African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM).
  7. Web site: The Military Career of General Frederick Mugisha. September 2011. 2 November 2014. African Union Mission to Somalia.