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	'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) is a senior [[Indian Army]] [[Lieutenant general\|Lt. General]] who was Force Commander of [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\|MONUSCO]], the United Nations mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.<ref name=curriculum>{{cite web\|url=http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|title=Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO\|publisher=MONUSCO, United Nations\|accessdate=4 September 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023254/http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|archivedate=4 March ~~2022~~}}</ref>		'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) is a senior [[Indian Army]] [[Lieutenant general\|Lt. General]] who was Force Commander of [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\|MONUSCO]], the United Nations mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.<ref name=curriculum>{{cite web\|url=http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|title=Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO\|publisher=MONUSCO, United Nations\|accessdate=4 September 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023254/http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>

	He joined the [[Indian Army]] in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the [[UNIIMOG]] mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the [[military attaché]] of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the [[Benelux]]-countries.		He joined the [[Indian Army]] in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the [[UNIIMOG]] mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the [[military attaché]] of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the [[Benelux]]-countries.
	He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.<ref name=curriculum/><ref name=appointment/>		He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.<ref name=curriculum/><ref name=appointment/>

	Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September ~~2022~~}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September ~~2022~~}}</ref>		Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
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	'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) ~~was~~ a senior [[Indian Army]] [[Lieutenant general\|Lt. General]] who was Force Commander of [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\|MONUSCO]], the United Nations mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.<ref name=curriculum>{{cite web\|url=http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|title=Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO\|publisher=MONUSCO, United Nations\|accessdate=4 September 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023254/http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|archivedate=4 March ~~2016~~}}</ref>		'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) is a senior [[Indian Army]] [[Lieutenant general\|Lt. General]] who was Force Commander of [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo\|MONUSCO]], the United Nations mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.<ref name=curriculum>{{cite web\|url=http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|title=Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO\|publisher=MONUSCO, United Nations\|accessdate=4 September 2013\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023254/http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US\|archivedate=4 March 2022}}</ref>

	He joined the [[Indian Army]] in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the [[UNIIMOG]] mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the [[military attaché]] of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the [[Benelux]]-countries.		He joined the [[Indian Army]] in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the [[UNIIMOG]] mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the [[military attaché]] of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the [[Benelux]]-countries.
	He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.<ref name=curriculum/><ref name=appointment/>		He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.<ref name=curriculum/><ref name=appointment/>

	Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September ~~2013~~}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September ~~2013~~}}</ref>		Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2022}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2022}}</ref>

	==Awards and decorations==		==Awards and decorations==
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	\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|High Altitude Service Medal]]		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|High Altitude Service Medal]]
	\|[[~~Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|~~Videsh Seva Medal]]		\|[[Videsh Seva Medal]]
	\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
	\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
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			[[Category:Indian military attachés]]


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	Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>		Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil\|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web\|author= \|url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm \|title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz \|publisher=United Nations \|date= \|accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>

	==Awards and ~~Decorations~~==		==Awards and decorations==
	~~<center>~~		{\| style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
	{\|
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	\|[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg\|105px]]		\|[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg\|105px]]
	\|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|105px]]		\|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg\|105px]]
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	~~<center>~~		{\| class="wikitable" style="margin:1em auto; text-align:center;"
	{\| class="wikitable"
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	\|~~<center>~~[[Sena Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Sena Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Special Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Special Service Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Sainya Seva Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Sainya Seva Medal]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|High Altitude Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|High Altitude Service Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Videsh Seva Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|Videsh Seva Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|30 Years Long Service Medal]]
	\|-		\|-
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|20 Years Long Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|20 Years Long Service Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|9 Years Long Service Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces\|9 Years Long Service Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[MONUSCO\|UN Mission in Congo Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[MONUSCO\|UN Mission in Congo Medal]]
	\|~~<center>~~[[UNOMIL\|UN Mission in Liberia Medal]]~~</center>~~		\|[[UNOMIL\|UN Mission in Liberia Medal]]
	\|}		\|}
	~~</center>~~

	==References==		==References==

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| name = Chander Prakash
| birth_date = {{birth year and age|1953}}
| death_date =
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| image = Chander Prakash (cropped).jpg
| nickname =
| allegiance = India, United Nations
| branch = [[Indian Army]]
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| rank = [[Lieutenant general]]
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| commands = [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|MONUSCO]] (2010–2013)
| battles = [[M23 rebellion]]
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| awards = {{Plainlist |
* [[Sena Medal|SM]]
* [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]]
}}
| laterwork =
}}

'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) was a senior [[Indian Army]] [[Lieutenant general|Lt. General]] who was Force Commander of [[United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo|MONUSCO]], the United Nations mission in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]]. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.<ref name=curriculum>{{cite web|url=http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US|title=Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO|publisher=MONUSCO, United Nations|accessdate=4 September 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023254/http://monusco.unmissions.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=OoNLvTEuo2s%3D&tabid=10783&mid=13802&language=en-US|archivedate=4 March 2016}}</ref>

He joined the [[Indian Army]] in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the [[UNIIMOG]] mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the [[military attaché]] of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the [[Benelux]]-countries.
He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.<ref name=curriculum/><ref name=appointment/>

Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded [[Babacar Gaye]].<ref name=appointment>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2010/sga1255.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander |publisher=United Nations |date= |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref> He himself was succeeded by Brazilian [[Divisional_general#Brazil|Divisional General]] [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]] in March 2013.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2013/sga1407.doc.htm |title=Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz |publisher=United Nations |date= |accessdate=4 September 2013}}</ref>

==Awards and Decorations==
<center>
{|
|-
|[[File:Sena Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:Vishisht Seva Medal ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Special Service Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Sainya Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND High Altitude Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND Videsh Seva Medal Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 50th Anniversary Independence medal.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 30 Years Long Service Ribbon.svg|105px]]
|-
|[[File:IND 20YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:IND 9YearsServiceMedalRibbon.svg|105px]]
|[[File:MONUC Medal bar.gif|104px]]
|[[File:UNOMIL Medal bar.gif|104px]]
|-
|}
</center>

<center>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|<center>[[Sena Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Vishisht Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Special Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Sainya Seva Medal]]</center>
|-
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|High Altitude Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|Videsh Seva Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|50th Anniversary of Independence Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|30 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|-
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|20 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|9 Years Long Service Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[MONUSCO|UN Mission in Congo Medal]]</center>
|<center>[[UNOMIL|UN Mission in Liberia Medal]]</center>
|}
</center>

==References==
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