Francis Chemonges

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Brigadier

Francis Chemonges
AllegianceUganda
BranchUganda People’s Defence Force
RankBrigadier
UnitArmoured Brigade
Commands
  • Commandant, Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School (KAWATS)
  • Operations Officer, Armoured Brigade
  • Battle Group Commander, AMISOM
ConflictsAfrican Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)

Francis Chemonges, is a Ugandan military officer. He currently serves as the commandant of Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School (KAWATS), located in Kabamba, Mubende District, Central Uganda.

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Career

Immediately prior to his appointment to his current post, in May 2013, he served as the operations officer of the Armoured Brigade, located in Masaka, Masaka District, Central Uganda. [1] In 2010, at the rank of lieutenant colonel, Francis Chemonges was a commander of a battle group in AMISOM, based in Mogadishu, Somalia. [2] In 2021 he was the UPDF Chief of Operations in Land Forces. [3] In 2023, he was replaced by Brigadier Peter Onzia Chandia as the new head of Kalama Armoured Warfare Training School. [4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uganda: Inside the Army Shake-Up
  2. ↑ President Makes Surprise Visit To Somalia
  3. ↑ "UPDF passes out experts in geospatial map reading". Monitor. 2021-09-04. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
  4. ↑ Kazibwe, Kenneth. "Museveni deploys pioneer graduates of Uganda's National Defence College in latest UPDF changes". Nilepost News. Retrieved 2025-12-18.
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