Tadesse Werede Tesfay

Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He was born in Mekelle, a city in Enderta province of Ethiopia.

Lieutenant General

Tadesse Werede Tesfay
Head of Mission and Force Commander for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei
In office
27 July 2011 – 12 March 2013
Nominated byBan Ki-moon
Succeeded byYohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam
Head of the Joint Training Department, Ethiopian National Defense Force
Army Corps Commander, Ethiopian National Defense Force
Personal details
Born (1958-07-13) July 13, 1958
Ethiopia
Nationality Ethiopian

He was the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from its inception in 2011 until 2013. He was appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to implement the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission in the region of Abyei in Sudan, an oil-producing region with disputable borders between the governments of Sudan and South Sudan.[1]

UNISFA was established by the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011.[2] Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay was appointed to oversee the monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of all armed forces in Abyei.[3]

References
  1. UN Chief names commander of Abyei peacekeeping mission, Sudan Tribune, 07-30-2011
  2. "Security Council sets up UN security force for disputed Sudanese town of Abyei", UN News Centre, 06-27-2011
  3. "UN Appoints Commander for Abyei Peacekeeping Force", Voice of America, 07-27-2011


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