Ousman Badjie (General)

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Ousman Badjie (born November 15, 1967 in Sibanor ) is Lieutenant General in the West African state of Gambia . He was commander in chief of the Gambian armed forces .

Life

After attending elementary school from 1976 to 1982, Badjie went to Nusrat High School. He then joined the Gambia National Army on January 4, 1987 . In November 1995 he reached the rank of Second Lieutenant .

Major Badjie followed in July 2012, Lieutenant General Masaneh Kinteh in the function of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces ( English Chief of Defense Forces and of the Army of the Gambia, CDS ), he was previously deputy Kinteh.

Badjie received particular attention in the crisis following the 2016 presidential elections in Gambia , in which incumbent President Yahya Jammeh lost the majority to Adama Barrow and challenged the validity of the election. Immediately after the results of the election were announced in December, he initially sided with Barrow, and in December expressed his loyalty to Jammeh. When the armed forces of the West African Economic Community (ECOWAS) intervened in Gambia with a mandate from the UN , he emphasized that his troops would not fight against ECOWAS and, on the contrary, would receive them kindly.

After the change of government, Badjie initially remained Chief of Defense Forces, but was replaced in late February 2017 by Lieutenant General Kinteh as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. He later switched to the diplomatic service and represented Gambia in Cuba . He held this office until February, when he was replaced by Kujejatou Manneh .

family

Ensa Badjie , a former Inspector General of Police, is his brother.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gambia: Gen. Bargie Is New CDS - Masaneh Kinteh Goes to the Foreign Service . In: The Daily Observer (Banjul) . July 9, 2012 ( allafrica.com ).
  2. ↑ President Jammeh Removes Chief of Defense Lt. Gene. Kinteh. In: blogspot.de. thenorthbankeveningstandard.blogspot.de, accessed on February 2, 2017 .
  3. ↑ AfricaNews: We are not going to involve ourselves in any fight - Gambian army chief. In: africanews.com. Africanews, February 2, 2017, accessed February 2, 2017 .
  4. ^ Army chief declares support for Yahya Jammeh. In: aljazeera.com. Retrieved February 2, 2017 .
  5. ^ How Gambia's top brass turned on long-ruling Jammeh . In: Reuters . December 8, 2016 ( reuters.com ).
  6. ↑ Gambia: Breaking News: Lt. Gene. Masaneh Kinteh Is Gambia's Army Chief Of Defense Staff; Ousman Badjie Out! - Freedom Newspaper. In: freedomnewspaper.com. Retrieved February 27, 2017 (American English).
  7. ↑ Minor reshuffle in Gambia's diplomatic missions - The Point Newspaper, Banjul, The Gambia. In: thepoint.gm. Retrieved February 15, 2018 .
  8. ↑ Jammeh Removed Army Chief. In: Kibaaro News. July 6, 2012, accessed February 27, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Badjie, Ousman
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Gambian general
DATE OF BIRTH November 15, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Sibanor