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Samora Muhammad Yunis | |
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Native name | ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire |
Allegiance | Ethiopia |
Service/ | Ethiopian National Defence Forces |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of General Staff |
Battles/wars |
Ethiopian Civil War Insurgency in Ogaden Eritrean-Ethiopian War Somali Civil War (2006-2009) |
Samora Muhammad Yunis ( Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001. [1] [2] He would serve until 2018. [2]
Yunis fought for the military wing of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, playing a leading role in the Battle of Shire (18–19 February 1989). [3] He was made Chief of General Staff in 2001, when he replaced Tsadkan Gebretensae.
According to Human Rights Watch, credible sources identify General Samora as a member of the leadership group which met in Jijiga following the attack on oilmen at Abole on 24 April 2007, to determine an appropriate response to this raid. [4] On 7 June 2018, it was announced that Yunis would be replaced by Seare Mekonen as the new Chief of General Staff. [2] [5]
In 2017, he received the Order of the Two Niles from Sudan. [6]
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This article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject.(June 2019) |
Samora Muhammad Yunis | |
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Native name | ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ |
Born | 1949 (age 74–75) Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire |
Allegiance | Ethiopia |
Service/ | Ethiopian National Defence Forces |
Rank | General |
Commands held | Chief of General Staff |
Battles/wars |
Ethiopian Civil War Insurgency in Ogaden Eritrean-Ethiopian War Somali Civil War (2006-2009) |
Samora Muhammad Yunis ( Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001. [1] [2] He would serve until 2018. [2]
Yunis fought for the military wing of the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front, playing a leading role in the Battle of Shire (18–19 February 1989). [3] He was made Chief of General Staff in 2001, when he replaced Tsadkan Gebretensae.
According to Human Rights Watch, credible sources identify General Samora as a member of the leadership group which met in Jijiga following the attack on oilmen at Abole on 24 April 2007, to determine an appropriate response to this raid. [4] On 7 June 2018, it was announced that Yunis would be replaced by Seare Mekonen as the new Chief of General Staff. [2] [5]
In 2017, he received the Order of the Two Niles from Sudan. [6]
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