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Benon Biraaro is a retired Ugandan military officer who served as the Chief of Defence Forces of the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF) from 2001 to 2013. He was born on 1 March 1958 in Uganda.
Biraaro joined the UPDF in 1979 and rose through the ranks to become the Chief of Defence Forces in 2001. During his tenure, he was credited with modernizing the UPDF and leading it to victory in the Second Congo War. He retired from the UPDF in 2013 and was succeeded by General Katumba Wamala.
Biraaro is married and has four children. He is a devout Christian and is active in his local church. He is also an avid golfer and enjoys playing the game.
As of 2021, Benon Biraaro's net worth is estimated to be roughly $1 million.
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61 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Pisces |
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1 March, 1958 |
| Birthday |
1 March |
| Birthplace |
Isingiro District, Uganda Protectorate |
| Date of death |
February 12, 2020 |
| Died Place |
Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality |
Uganda |
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Benon Biraaro Height, Weight & Measurements
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He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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Benon Biraaro Net Worth
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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He died on the morning of 12 February 2020, at Kampala Hospital, located on Kololo Hill, in Kampala, where he had been admitted six days before. He was reported to have died from colon cancer. He was 61 years old.
In 1998, he commanded the Ugandan contingent to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He then became the commander of the Infantry Division in the Western Region of Uganda. Following that he was appointed deputy chief of staff of the UPDF (DCOS), the fifth-highest rank in the Uganda military. Next, he served as the commandant for two in-takes at the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka in the Eastern Region. He then served as the chief of the Strategic Planning and Management Unit of the Peace and Security Council at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Benon Biraaro joined the Ugandan Bush War on 7 June 1982, straight out of Makerere University. By 1984, he had risen to the position of secretary to the High Command and National Resistance Council. By 1986, he was the deputy to Yoweri Museveni’s Principal Private Secretary. He was then posted to Kitgum District, as the special district administrator from 1986 until 1987. He then was transferred to Kyankwanzi and served as deputy commandant of the National Leadership Institute. Next, he served as the commanding officer of the 97th Battalion in Uganda's Eastern Region, which ended the insurgency in the Teso sub-region and in Tororo and Busia Districts. Following that, he served as the commander of the military police in Uganda. He was then appointed the military representative in the Office of the Inspector General of Government. He then served as a member of the Adhoc Committee on Human Rights under the chairmanship of Abu Mayanja. He then became the director of training in the UPDF.
Benon Biraaro (1 March 1958 – 12 February 2020; surname sometimes spelled Biraro) was a Ugandan military officer and a high-ranking commander in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). While still in the active military, he served as the commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College in Kimaka, Jinja. In 2016, he ran (unsuccessfully) for President of Uganda on behalf of his agrarian Farmers Party of Uganda.
Benon Biraaro was born on 1 March 1958 in Isingiro District. He attended Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, graduating in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science. Later, he attended Cranfield University in the United Kingdom, graduating with a Masters in Global Strategic Studies.
