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| honorific_prefix = General |
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| name = Davis Mwamunyange |
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| birth_date = 1959 |
| birth_date = 1959 |
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| birth_place = [[Mbeya]], [[Mbeya Region]], [[Tanzania]] |
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| commands = Chief of the [[Tanzania People's Defence Force|Defence Force]] |
| commands = Chief of the [[Tanzania People's Defence Force|Defence Force]] |
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| battles = [[2008 invasion of Anjouan|Operation Democracy in Comoros]] |
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General '''Davis Mwamunyange''' (born 1959) |
General '''Davis Mwamunyange''' (born 1959) was the Chief of Defence Forces of the [[Tanzania People's Defence Force]]. He was appointed by the [[President of Tanzania|Tanzanian President]] [[Jakaya Kikwete]] in September 2007.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-15|title=PEOPLE IN THE NEWS : General who comes from family of top police officers|url=https://www.thecitizen.co.tz/tanzania/news/people-in-the-news-general-who-comes-from-family-of-top-police-officers-2581104|access-date=2021-11-24|website=The Citizen|language=en}}</ref> Before his appointment he was the Chief of General Staff.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/09/21/98824.html/ |title=General Mwamunyange at the helm of Tanzania People's Defence Forces |last1= Hayuka | first1=Emmanuel |date=21 September 2007 |website= |publisher=[[IPP Media]] | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070623220934/http://ippmedia.com/ipp/guardian/2007/09/21/98824.html |archivedate=23 June 2007 |accessdate=3 October 2013}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |
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! colspan=2 | [[Order (honour)|Order]] |
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! Country |
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! width="60px" | Year |
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| width="80px" | [[File:Medal for Long Service - military (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] |
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| [[Orders, decorations, and medals of Tanzania|Medal for Long Service]] |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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| width="80px" | [[File:Medal for Exemplary Service - military (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] |
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| Medal for Exemplary Service |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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|- |
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| width="80px" | [[File:War Medal (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] |
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| War Medal |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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| align="center" | 1979 |
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|- |
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| width="80px" | [[File:Kagera Medal (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] |
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| Kagera Medal |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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|- |
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| width="80px" | [[File:Medal of Unification - military (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png|80px]] |
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| Union Medal |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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|- |
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| width="80px" | |
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| Medal for [[Operation Democracy in Comoros]] |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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| align="center" | 2008 |
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| width="80px" | |
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| Anjouan Medal |
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| {{flag|Tanzania}} |
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| align="center" | 2008 |
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| width="80px" | |
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| Medal from Comoros |
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| {{flag|Comoros}} |
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| align="center" | 2009 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Mwamunyange, Davis |
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{{s-bef|before=[[George Waitara]]}} |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |
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{{s-ttl|title=Chief of [[Tanzanian People's Defence Force]]|years=2007-2017}} |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Commander of the Tanzanian Armed Forces |
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{{s-aft|after=[[Venance Salvatory Mabeyo]]}} |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 21 november 1959 |
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{{S-end}} |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Mbeya]] |
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Latest revision as of 16:45, 22 May 2023
General Davis Mwamunyange | |
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Born | 1959 Mbeya, Mbeya Region, Tanzania |
Allegiance | Tanzania |
Rank | General |
Commands | Chief of the Defence Force |
Battles / wars | Operation Democracy in Comoros |
General Davis Mwamunyange (born 1959) was the Chief of Defence Forces of the Tanzania People's Defence Force. He was appointed by the Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete in September 2007.[1] Before his appointment he was the Chief of General Staff.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "PEOPLE IN THE NEWS : General who comes from family of top police officers". The Citizen. 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
- ^ Hayuka, Emmanuel (21 September 2007). "General Mwamunyange at the helm of Tanzania People's Defence Forces". IPP Media. Archived from the original on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 3 October 2013.