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'''Chander Prakash Wadhwa''' SM, VSM, (born 1953) | '''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 | 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]] | ||
|[[ | |[[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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{{s-bef | before = [[Babacar Gaye]]}} | {{s-bef | before = [[Babacar Gaye]]}} | ||
{{s-ttl | title = Force Commander of [[MONUSCO]] | years = | {{s-ttl | title = Force Commander of [[MONUSCO]] | years = 2010–2022}} | ||
{{s-aft | after = [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]]}} | {{s-aft | after = [[Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz]]}} | ||
{{s-end}} | {{s-end}} | ||
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[[Category:United Nations military personnel]] | [[Category:United Nations military personnel]] | ||
[[Category:Indian officials of the United Nations]] | [[Category:Indian officials of the United Nations]] | ||
[[Category:Indian military attachés]] | |||
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