| 词条 | Leopold Kyanda |
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| name = Leopold Kyanda | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1970}} | birth_place = Uganda | death_date = | death_place = | education = | occupation = Military Officer | years_active = 1994 — present | nationality = Ugandan | ethnicity = | citizenship = Uganda | residence = Kampala, Uganda | known_for = Military affairs | networth = | honorific_prefix = Major General | home_town = Kampala | title = }}Leopold Eric Kyanda is a Major General in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He currently serves as the Chief of Staff of the Land Forces in the UPDF. He was appointed to that position in May 2013, replacing Major General Charles Angina, who was promoted to Lieutenant General and appointed Deputy Chief of Defence Forces of Uganda (DCDF).[1] Military careerUgandan press reports indicate that in 1994, Leo Kyanda was a driver to General Ivan Koreta, at that time, a Brigadier. He later joined the then Presidential Guard Brigade (PGB), which today is part of the Special Forces Group (SFG). He rose in its ranks and eventually became the Commander of the PGB. Following that, he became the Commandant of the Chieftaincy of Military Intelligence (CMI). From there, he was assigned to the Ugandan Embassy in Washington, DC, as the Military Attaché, serving in that capacity for two years. On his return to Uganda, he was appointed Chief of Personnel and Administration in the UPDF. From there, he was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and assigned his current post of Chief of Staff of Land Forces of Uganda.[2] In December 2017, Kyanda completed a military course from the National Defence College in India.[3]In February 2019 he was promoted from the rank of Brigadier to that of Major General, as a part of a promotions exercise involving over 2,000 men and women of the UPDF.[4] See also
References1. ^{{cite web|date=25 May 2013 |url=http://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Museveni-reshuffles-military--moves-old-comrade-to-Cabinet-/-/2558/1862744/-/8oefrt/-/index.html |title=Museveni Reshuffles Military, Moves Old Comrade to Cabinet |first=Gaaki |last=Kigambo |newspaper=The EastAfrican |access-date=16 November 2014 |location=Nairobi}} 2. ^{{cite web| author=The Observer Team |location=Kampala |url=http://observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25571:new-guard-takes-charge-of-updf-in-new-changes-|title=New Guard Takes Charge of UPDF In New Changes|date=29 May 2013|accessdate=16 November 2014|newspaper=The Observer (Uganda)}} 3. ^{{cite web| date=22 December 2017 | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Brig-Kyanda-reappointed-Chief-Staff-Land-Forces/688334-4239154-snmbou/index.html |title=Brigadier Kyanda reappointed Chief of Staff Land Forces | accessdate=22 December 2017 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |author=Monitor Reporter |location=Kampala}} 4. ^{{cite web| date=8 February 2019 |newspaper=Daily Monitor |title=Museveni promotes over 2,000 UPDF Officers |author=Monitor Reporter | url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Museveni-promotes-Muhoozi-Kainerugaba-Lieutenant-General/688334-4972994-mqpx8tz/index.html |access-date=8 February 2019 | location=Kampala}} External links
As Chief of Staff Land Forces|dates=Prior 2005 – 2013}}{{s-ttl | title =Chief of Staff Land Forces of Uganda|years=2013 – present}}{{s-aft | after =Incumbent As Chief of Staff Land Forces}}{{end}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Kyanda, Leopold}} 3 : Living people|Ugandan military personnel|1970 births |
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