John Mugume Explained

John Mugume Chaaga
Birth Place:	Uganda
Years Active:	1981–present
Nationality:	Ugandan
Citizenship:	Uganda
Known For:	Military Matters
Honorific Prefix:	Lieutenant General

Lieutenant General John Mugume is a senior Ugandan military officer.^[1] He currently serves as the General Manager of Defence Forces Shop Limited, the duty-free commissary of the UPDF.^{[2] [3]}

Background

He was born in the Western Region of Uganda. He was one of the first 100 recruits into the National Resistance Army. His military number in RO/00087, being the 87th recruit.^[4]

Military career

Among the roles he has served in, are the following:

• As General Manager of Defence Forces Shop, effective March 2008, at the rank of Brigadier.^{[5] [6]}
• As Chief of Military Police, prior to 2008.^[7]
• As Commander of the 5th Division of the UPDF, prior to 2008.^[7]
• As Uganda's Military Attaché in Tanzania, prior to 2008.^[3]

In February 2019, in a promotions exercise involving over 2,000 men and women of the UPDF, he was promoted from the rank of Major General, to that of Lieutenant General.^[8]

See also

• Uganda People's Defence Forces

External links

• New guard takes charge of UPDF in new changes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Daily Monitor. Museveni promotes 400 UPDF officers . 26 October 2017 . 8 May 2017 . David . Mafabi . Kampala.
2. Web site: 17 May 2016. Army shop reopens. Raymond . Baguma . 6 January 2010 . New Vision. Kampala.
3. Web site: Soldiers to get cheaper building materials . 6 January 2010. 17 May 2016. Risdel . Kasasira. Kampala. Daily Monitor.
4. Web site: NRA’s top 100 fighters Part 2 : Rwandese Kagame not among them as his number distant to RO/0161 . 17 May 2016. 7 February 2014 . and Risdel Kasasira . Charles Mwanguhya Mpagi . Kigali. Inyenyerinews.org.
5. Web site: 17 May 2016. 11 March 2008 . Museveni promotes army officers . Alfred . Wasike. . Kampala.
6. Web site: Who is who? List of UPDF top brass and what they do. Afroreports.com (AfRC). AfRC. 17 May 2016. 27 November 2014.
7. Web site: Museveni picks Saleh to lead retirement team . 17 May 2016. 19 June 2013. Africatime.com Quoting The Uganda Observer (TUO). TUO.
8. Web site: 8 February 2019 . . Museveni promotes over 2,000 UPDF Officers . Monitor Reporter . 8 February 2019 . Kampala.