Ousman Badjie
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Ousman Badjie | |
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| File:African Land Forces Summit 2010 (4618440083) (cropped) (cropped).jpg | |
| Allegiance | The Gambia |
| Service | File:Flag of the Gambian Army.svg Gambian National Army |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff |
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Ousman Badjie (born 15 November 1967) was the Chief of the Defence Staff and of the Army of the Gambia, and Lieutenant-General in the Gambian Army, having succeeded Masaneh Kinteh to the position. He was removed from his position in March 2017.[1][2][3][4] Badjie received attention during the 2016–2017 Gambian constitutional crisis for his alleged support of Adama Barrow in December,[5] then supporting Yahya Jammeh in January,[3] though later saying that his troops will not fight for Jammeh against ECOWAS forces.[2]
References
- ↑ "Gambia's new leader Barrow fires armed forces chief". News24. Retrieved 2018-04-14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "We are not going to involve ourselves in any fight - Gambian army chief". Africanews. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Army chief declares support for Yahya Jammeh". Retrieved 19 January 2017.
- ↑ "Gambia military chief sacked as clear-out gains pace". Yahoo! News: Agence-France Presse. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ↑ "How Gambia's top brass turned on long-ruling Jammeh". Reuters. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
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