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UNISFA
The United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) is a United Nations peacekeeping force in Abyei, which is contested between the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan. UNISFA was approved on 27 June 2011 by the United Nations Security Council in United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990 after a flareup in the South Kordofan conflict earlier in June 2011.BBC News – Sudan: UN authorises peacekeepers for Abyei
Bbc.co.uk (2011-06-27). Retrieved on 2012-03-26. The is the largest contributor of personnel, and as of 2018, the only contributor of individual troops.


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Abyei
The Abyei Area ( ar, منطقة أبيي) is an area of on the border between South Sudan and the Sudan that has been accorded "special administrative status" by the 2004 Protocol on the Resolution of the Abyei Conflict (Abyei Protocol) in the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) that ended the Second Sudanese Civil War.“Protocol on the resolution of Abyei conflict”
Government of the Republic of Sudan and the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army, 26 May 2004 (hosted by reliefweb.int)
The capital of the Abyei Area is Abyei Town. Under the terms of the Abyei Protocol, the Abyei Area was considered, on an interim basis, to be simultaneously part of both the
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Birhanu Jula Gelalcha
Birhanu Jula Gelalcha ( am, ብርሃኑ ጁላ) is an Ethiopian field marshal of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. He is currently the Chief of General Staff of Ethiopia since 4 November 2020. He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014 to 2016. Biography Of ethnic Oromo descent. Birhanu Jula Gelalcha holds a bachelor's degree from Alpha University College and a master's degree from Greenwich University, both in Addis Ababa. In 2006, Birhanu worked with the UN Mission in Liberia and held the position of Sector Commander. He has also held various other positions with the army including with the Ministry of National Defence, the Cadet School and Brigade Operations. From 2006 to 2009, he was the army's Deputy Commander of the Central Command. In 2010, Birhanu was appointed Commander of the Western Command in the Ethiopian Army. Birhanu was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 21 November 2014 by United Nat ...
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Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam
Lieutenant General Yohannes Gebremeskel Tesfamariam was the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2013-2014. He was appointed to this position by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon 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 Haile Tilahun Gebremariam. Major General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha 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 yea ...
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Gebre Adhana Woldezgu
Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He has served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) since 4 April 2018. Major General Woldezgu was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres António Manuel de Oliveira Guterres ( , ; born 30 April 1949) is a Portuguese politician and diplomat. Since 2017, he has served as secretary-general of the United Nations, the ninth person to hold this title. A member of the Portuguese Socia .... On 19 Feb 2019, it was announced that Woldezgu's term would end on 23 April 2019. He will be succeeded by Major General Mehari Zewde Gebremariam. References Ethiopian officials of the United Nations Living people Ethiopian generals Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ethiopia-mil-bio-stub ...
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Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael
Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2017–2018. Major General Hailemichael was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 23 February 2017 by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. During his tenure, he launched an environmental cleaning campaign in the town of Abeyi, intended to enhance the community and remove breeding sites for pests. He was succeeded on 4 April 2018 by Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu Major General Gebre Adhana Woldezgu is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He has served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) since 4 April 2018. Major General Woldezgu was .... References Ethiopian officials of the United Nations Living people Ethiopian generals Year of birth missing (living people) {{UN-bi ...
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Tadesse Werede Tesfay
Lieutenant General Tadesse Werede Tesfay ( ti, ታደሰ ወረደ (ወዲ ወረደ)) is Commander-in Chief of the Tigray Defense Forces. He was born in Mekelle, a city in Enderta woreda of the Tigray Region. 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. UNISFA was established by the United Nations Security Council The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is one of the Organs of the United Nations, six principal organs of the United Nations (UN) and is charged with ensuring international security, international peace and security, recommending the admi ... Resolution 1990 of 27 June 2011. Lieutenant General Tade ...
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Hassen Ebrahim Mussa
General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He served as the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2016–2017. Biographical information General Mussa is a graduate of the Open University in the United Kingdom and holds a master's degree in Business Administration. From 2005 to 2010, he served the ENDF as the Head of Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation and Peacekeeping. In addition to serving as Head of the Peacekeeping Coordination Centre for the ENDF, he served in the African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur from 2010 to 2011. He was appointed as Force Commander of UNISFA on 15 January 2016 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. He was succeeded on 17 January 2017 by Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael Major General Tesfay Gidey Hailemichael is a general with the Ethiopian National Defense Force (ENDF). He served as the Force Commander of the United N ...
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1990, adopted unanimously on June 27, 2011, after recalling all previous resolutions on the situation in Sudan and the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, the Council established the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in the disputed Abyei region between Sudan and South Sudan. The resolution was passed after a conflict between the Sudan People's Liberation Army/Movement (SPLA/M) and Sudanese army in the South Kordofan region, and in the run-up to the declaration of independence by South Sudan from the north. The resolution was drafted by the United States. Resolution Observations The Security Council noted that, on June 20, 2011, there was an agreement between Sudanese government and SPLA/M over the administration and security of the Abyei region. It expressed concern about the situation in the region and the violence committed against the civilian population. Both parties were invited to pursue constructive nego ...
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Haile Tilahun Gebremariam
Haile Tilahun Gebremariam (born 1954) is an Ethiopian military officer. On January 28, 2015 he was appointed the Head of Mission for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Ban Ki-moon (; ; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was his country's Minister .... Biographical Information As of 1989 Haile was a political commissar for the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front. He belonged to the Ethiopian People's Democratic Movement, which later became the Amhara National Democratic Movement. 1997-1998 Haile, then a Brigadier-General, served as Head of Education and Administration at the Ministry of Defence. He served as Ethiopian Air Force Deputy Commander 1998-2001 and as State Minister of Defence 2003–2006., Following his career with t ...
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Halefom Ejigu Moges
Major General Halefom Ejigu Moges is an Ethiopian major general who was acting Head of Mission of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) from 2014-2015. His assignment ended with the appointment of Haile Tilahun Gebremariam Haile Tilahun Gebremariam (born 1954) is an Ethiopian military officer. On January 28, 2015 he was appointed the Head of Mission for United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Ban ... as Head of Mission on 28 January 2015. References Ethiopian generals Living people United Nations military personnel Ethiopian officials of the United Nations Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ethiopia-mil-bio-stub ...
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Ethiopian Army
The Ethiopian Ground Forces () is the land service branch of the Ethiopian National Defense Force. It is senior of the two uniformed military branches. It engages in land warfare and combined arms operations, including armored and mechanized operations as well as air assault operations. History 1990-91 Order of Battle Gebru Tareke listed Ethiopian ground forces in 1990 as comprising four revolutionary armies organized as task forces, eleven corps, twenty-four infantry divisions, and four mountain divisions, reinforced by five mechanized divisions, two airborne divisions, and ninety-five brigades, including four mechanized brigades, three artillery brigades, four tank brigades, twelve special commandos and para commandos brigades – including the Spartakiad, which became operational in 1987 under the preparation and guidance of North Koreans – seven BM-rocket battalions, and ten brigades of paramilitary forces. Forces underarms were estimated at 230,000 ...
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Politics Of Sudan
Currently, the politics of Sudan takes place in the framework of a federal provisional government. Previously, a ''president'' was head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of the Sudanese Armed Forces in a ''de jure'' multi-party system. Legislative power was officially vested in both the government and in the two chambers, the National Assembly (lower) and the Council of States (higher), of the bicameral National Legislature. The judiciary is independent and obtained by the Constitutional Court. However, following a deadly civil war and the still ongoing genocide in Darfur, Sudan was widely recognized as a totalitarian state where all effective political power was held by President Omar al-Bashir and his National Congress Party (NCP). However, al-Bashir and the NCP were ousted in a military coup which occurred on April 11, 2019. The government of Sudan was then led by the Transitional Military Council or TMC. On 20 August 2019, the TMC dissolved ...
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