Lieutenant General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam was the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the

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(UNISFA) from 2013-2014. He was appointed to this position by the

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on 12 March 2013. His assignment ended on 19 June 2014. Major-General Halefom Ejigu Moges assumed the post of acting Head of Mission, later succeeded by the appointment of Commander

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. Major General

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was appointed Force Commander.

Biography

Born in 1960 in Tigray, Ethiopia, Major General Tesfamariam has a master's degree in peace and security from

Addis Ababa University Addis Ababa University (AAU) ( am, አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ) is a national university located in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It is the oldest university in Ethiopia. AAU has thirteen campuses. Twelve of these are situated in Addis Ababa, ...

, Ethiopia.

Career

Lieutenant General Tesfamariam has 35 years of experience in the Ethiopian military. His commanding roles include positions as Commander of the Army Corps and the Government of Ethiopia Commissioner for the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) and Head of the Peacekeeping Department and Head of the Military Intelligence Department in the Ethiopian Ministry of National Defence. Prior to his appointment as head of mission for UNISFA, he was Deputy Force Commander of UNISFA.

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