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Matheus Alueendo (born 4 March 1961) is a Namibian military officer who is the current commander of the

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since 31 July 2019.

Career

Alueendo's military career began in 1978 when he joined the

People's Liberation Army of Namibia The People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) was the military wing of the South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO). It fought against the South African Defence Force (SADF) and South West African Territorial Force (SWATF) during the Sou ...

(PLAN) in exile participating in the liberation struggle. In July 1990 he was repatriated to Namibia under the

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programme and began his career in the Namibian Army. After being commissioned as a

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he rose through the ranks. In 2003 he attended the Senior Command and Staff Course at the

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, a faculty affiliated to

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. He also enrolled for the Master of Military Science degree in Defence and Strategic Studies whilst doing his senior staff course and graduated from both programme that year. In 2009 as a lieutenant colonel he completed his second Master's Degree in Strategic and Security Studies (MASSS) from the

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. In 2010 he was promoted to the rank of

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and appointed as a senior staff officer in the Defence Intelligence Directorate. During the year 2014 he attended a Advanced Military Diploma Course at the

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. In 2016 he attended the Advance post graduate military qualification 'ndc' programme at the

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whilst at the same time he also enrolled for the

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degree in 'Defence and Strategic Studies at the

completing the 'ndc' programme in 2016 and the

programme in 2018. He was promoted to

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in November 2013 and appointed as Chief of Staff Defence Intelligence. In September 2018 he was appointed as the Deputy

Commander. On 31 July 2019 Alueendo was appointed commander of the

Qualifications

*2003: Post graduate military qualification ('psc'), Indian Defence Services Command and Staff Course *2003: Master's of Military Science Degree in Defence and Strategic Studies (MSc)

, India *2009: Master's of Arts in Strategic and Security Studies (MASSS),

*2014: Advance Military Diploma, Academy of General Staff,

*2016: Advance post graduate military qualification ('ndc')

*2018: Master's of Philosophy Degree Strategic Studies,

, India

Honours and decorations

NDF Campaign Medal *NDF 10 years service medal * UNMIL Ribbon bar

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Peacekeeping medalhttp://www.mod.gov.na/documents/264813/286599/Biograph+of+Maj+Gen+Alueendo.pdf/5c488dda-362f-4ca5-99bd-c3e2cb2d2251 * UNMIL Ribbon bar

Peacekeeping medal * Army Pioneer Medal ribbon

Namibian Army Pioneer Medal * Army Ten Years Service Medal Ribbon

Army Ten Years Service Medal *

Army Twenty Years Service Medal * NDF commendation ribbon

NDF Commendation Medal

References

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