Mamadou Sow (general)
Mamadou Sow | |
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| Born | 1956 |
| Allegiance | Armed Forces of Senegal |
| Years of service | 1977-2017 |
| Rank | Army general (France) |
| Awards | Croix de la Valeur Militaire |
| Alma mater | École de cavalerie, Saumur École nationale des officiers d’active École supérieure de Guerre Terre |
Mamadou Sow (born 1956) is a Senegalese General. He was the Chief of the General Staff in the Senegalese Military, from October 29, 2012, to December 31, 2016. He was a Divisional general since July 2, 2012. He was the first Chief of the General Staff to come from the École nationale des officiers d’active (ENOA).[1][2]
Education
[edit]General Mamadou Sow has a Baccalaureate degree – DUEL 1 im History. Entering the service in 1977 at the École nationale des sous-Officiers d’Active, he was then admitted into the École nationale des Officiers d’Active (ENOA) in Thiès, created July 8, 1981, from which he graduated as a major. At this time, the school was led by the first "Kélétigui" (school commandant) Mouhamadou Lamine Keita and Babacar Gaye was the promotion Director.
Graduating as a Lieutenant, he took the Junior officer development program at the École d'application de l'arme blindée cavalerie of Saumur. He then became a trainee at the ABC Captain's Course, in the U.S., and got a certificate for a General Staff course taken there. He received credit from the École supérieure de Guerre Terre in Nigéria.
United Nations
[edit]From 16/09/1993 to 15/10/1994, he was a United Nations Observer in the United Nations Observer Mission Uganda–Rwanda in Uganda (UNOMUR). From 01/07/2002 to 01/09/2003, he was a United Nations Observer in the United Nations Iraq–Kuwait Observation Mission between Iraq and Kuwait (UNIKOM). He was Section Commander No. 2 in the Congo in the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).[3] He was Force Chief of Staff of the United Nations–African Union Mission in Darfur, (UNAMID)[4] He was considered for the position of joint-commander of the United Nations Organisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).
Other experience
[edit]He participated in a seminar "Netherlands Defense Orientations Courses" in the Netherlands. He also participated in the training mission of the 1st Senegalese Battalion of the African Crisis Response Initiative force.[5] After retiring from the Army, he became Senegal's ambassador to Spain[6][7][8]
Decorations and awards
[edit]Mamadou Sow has received the following decorations:
Senegalese decorations
[edit]- Senegalese: - Cross of Military Valour (Croix de la Valeur Militaire)
Foreign decorations
[edit]Commemorative Medals
[edit]- U.N. Medals
- (Uganda - UNOMER)
- (Democratic Republic of the Congo - MONUSCO)
- (Sudan - UNAMID)
- (Kuwait - UNIKOM)
- (Angola - UNAVEM)
Controversies
[edit]He has been suspected of possible corruption after refusing to report his financial assets.[9][10]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CEMA : visite officielle du général Sow, chef d'état-major des armées du Sénégal". www.defense.gouv.fr (in French). Ministère des Armées. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Dakar Hosts African Land Forces Summit". sn.usembassy.gov. U.S. Embassy Dakar. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "REVISTA ESPAÑOLA DE DEFENSA" (PDF). www.defensa.gob.es. 31 (in Spanish). Vol. 354. October 2018. p. 39.
- ^ "Letter dated 4 April 2012 from the Permanent Representatives of Australia and Uruguay to the United Nations addressed to the President of the General Assembly". undocs.org (document). United Nations. 3 May 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Sénégal : Voici le curriculum vitae du nouveau Chef d'État-Major général des Armées ,le Général Mamadou Sow". dakaractu.com (in French). 30 October 2012. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Le Général Mamadou Sow nommé ambassadeur en Espagne". www.dakarposte.com (in French). 11 January 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Madrid: Intentan linchar a embajador de Senegal tras muerte de ambulante". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 16 March 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "AMBASSADOR OF SENEGAL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (UNWTO)". www.unwto.org. World Tourism Organization. 24 August 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Ces personnalités refusent de déclarer leur patrimoine…". seneweb.com (in French). 2 August 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Badet, Gilles; Damiba, Luc; Engueléguélé, Stéphane; Gaima, Emmanuel; Iwuamadi, Chijioke; Ndiaye, Semou; Williams, Shine (2016). "6" (PDF). Effectiveness of Anti-Corruption Agencies in West Africa Benin, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal and Sierra Leone (Report). African Minds. p. 243. ISBN 978-1-928331-45-2. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- "Cérémonie d'adieu du Cemga : Mamadou Sow laisse ses "nogas" à Cheikh Guèye". dakarexpress.net (in French). 1 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2021.