Babacar gaye biography

Babacar Gaye (born 31 January 1951) is a.
Babacar Gaye is a disgraced Senegalese Army General who formerly led the United Nations MINUSCA peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic from July 2014 to August 2015, when he was dismissed for alleged abuses committed by troops under.
Biographical Note.

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SECRETARY-GENERAL REAPPOINTS BABACAR GAYE AS INTERIM FORCE COMMANDER OF UNITED

Biographical Note

In light of the current ongoing crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Secretary-General has reappointed Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye ( Senegal) as the ad-interim Force Commander of the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC). Lieutenant General Gaye previously served as Force Commander of MONUC from March 2005 through to October 2008.

This current appointment, for a period of up to six months, is being made to give the Secretary-General the time necessary to find a replacement for the former Force Commander, Lieutenant General Vincente Diaz de Villegas of Spain, who resigned last week for personal reasons.

Lieutenant General Gaye led an extensive and distinguished military career, having served, among others, as the Chief of Staff of the Senegalese armed forces from May 2000 to August 2003, and Chief of Military Region from November 1997 to May 2000.

He also served as the Commander of the Senegales

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Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal

Biographical Note

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office for the Central African Republic (BINUCA), based in Bangui.

Lieutenant General Gaye succeeds Margaret Vogt of Nigeria, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for her leadership and efforts to promote peace, security and development in the Central African Republic.

Currently serving as Assistant Secretary-General and Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, Lieutenant General Gaye brings to his new position many years of diplomatic, political and military experience with the United Nations system and his national Government.

From 2005 to 2010, he served as Force Commander for the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO and previously the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of

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Babacar Gaye

Senegalese Army General (born 1951)

For the Gambian journalist, see Babucarr Gaye.

Babacar Gaye (born 31 January 1951) is a disgraced Senegalese Army General who formerly led the United Nations MINUSCA peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic from July 2014 to August 2015, when he was dismissed for alleged abuses committed by troops under his command. Gaye previously the led UN peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, led Senegalese troops in the Gulf War, served as the head of Senegalese external intelligence, and served as the Senegalese ambassador to Germany.

Education

Babacar Gaye attended military courses at war colleges and military schools in France and Belgium,^[1] including the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr in France (1970-1972).^[2]^[3] He joined the École Supérieure de Guerre in Paris in 1986 and graduated in 1988.

Career

From July 1974 to February 1975, Gaye served in the United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), deployed to the Sinai in Egypt to supervise the cea