Major General Birhanu Bekele (full name: Berhanu Bekele Bedada) is the Ethiopian Major general who also serves as the head of the Republican Guard a special protection and operations unit inside the Ethiopian Ministry of Defense which is only obliged to the Prime Minister. He was a Brigadier General but later promoted to Major general on January 1, 2020.[1][2][3]

Birhanu Bekele
Chief Commander of the Republican Guard
incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2020
Major General
Assumed office
January 1, 2020
Brigadier General
Assumed office
February 3, 2018, ended January 1, 2020

Career

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The General has served years in the Ethiopian National Defense forces he came into the rank of Brigadier General. He later became a Major General on June 28, 2019, who is tasked with being also the Chief Commander of the Republican Guard. A group of specialists trained unit protecting high level country officials. The Major General had served as a colonel before becoming a brigadier general on February 3, 2018.[4][5][6]

References

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  1. "MAJ. GENERAL BERHANU BEKELE". Multi Fact Check. Archived from the original on 2022-01-29. Retrieved 2022-01-29. {{cite news}}: More than one of |archivedate= and |archive-date= specified (help); More than one of |archiveurl= and |archive-url= specified (help)
  2. "Republican Guard Conducts Effective Operations In Law Enforcement Measures: Chief Commander". Fana Broadcasting Corporate. December 30, 2020. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  3. Dandessa, Chala (March 27, 2021). "The Ethiopian Ministry of Defense has graduated Air Force and Commando". Ethiopians Today. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. "የሪፐብሊካን ጋርድ መመለስና ቀጣዩ ግዳጅ | Republican Guard | Major General Berhanu Bekele | Ethiopia". Andafta on YouTube. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  5. Berhane, Daniel (February 3, 2018). "Ethiopian military gets new deputy Chief of Staffs, 4 Full Generals and 57 General officer promotions". Horn Affairs. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  6. "Adem Mohammed Appointed Army Chief, Demelash Gebremichael Security Chief". Ezega. June 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2019.