Venance Salvatory Mabeyo

Last updated
Venance Salvatory Mabeyo
Venance Salvatory Mabeyo.png
Mabeyo in 2021
Born (1956-07-01) 1 July 1956 (age 67)
Busega District, Tanganyika Territory
AllegianceFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Service/branch Tanzania People's Defence Force (TPDF)
Years of service1978–2022
Rank General 17-Tanzania Army-GEN.svg
Commands heldDefense Forces Chief of the TPDF
Battles/wars Uganda–Tanzania War
Insurgency in Cabo Delgado
Other workHead of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority

Venance Salvatory Mabeyo, also known as Vicent Mabeyo, [1] is a retired Tanzanian military officer who served as the eighth Defense Forces Chief to lead the Tanzania People's Defense Force (TPDF). He was appointed by President John Magufuli on 6 February 2017. [2] After Magufuli's death in March 2021, Mabeyo played a major role in ensuring a smooth transition of power to the new President, Samia Suluhu Hassan. He retired from the TPDF in June 2022.

Contents

Biography

Early life and career

Mabeyo was born on 1 July 1956. [3] After completing secondary school in 1977, Mabeyo joined the Tanzanian National Service in 1978. When the Uganda–Tanzania War broke out in late 1978, he was immediately drafted. [4] He formally joined the Tanzania People's Defense Force (TPDF) on 1 January 1979, attended the student officer course, and received a commission in 1980 as a Sub Lieutenant. [5] [6]

Mabeyo attended various military courses at home and abroad, some of which took place in Kenya, India, Canada and the United States. Over time, he held various positions in the TPDF, including Military Attaché in Rwanda, Assistant Chief of Army Staff, Director of Security and Recognition, and Head of Security and Recognition Headquarters. [5] [6] By 2015, he was Chief of Tanzania Defence Intelligence; in this position, he ordered research about the radicalization of youth in Tanzania, particularly in regards to Islamic terrorism. [7] In 2016, he was promoted to TPDF chief of staff. [8]

Defense Forces Chief of the TPDF

Mabeyo with Tanzanian Defense Minister Stergomena Tax (center) in 2021 Stergomena Tax and Venance Salvatory Mabeyo.png
Mabeyo with Tanzanian Defense Minister Stergomena Tax (center) in 2021

Mabeyo was promoted from Lieutenant General to General and appointed Defense Forces Chief of the TPDF in February 2017, succeeding Davis Mwamunyange in this position. [5] [6] In February 2019, Mabeyo personally visited Njombe Region to assist in the investigation of the murder of ten children who had probably been ritually tortured and killed. [9] A few months later, he faced criticism by opposition MPs, after stating that he would investigate seditious remarks by politicians. [10]

In May 2020, the TPDF under Mabeyo deployed troops to the Tanzanian-Mozambican border to counter raids of Islamist rebels that were waging the insurgency in Cabo Delgado. [11] He would later describe the operations against the Islamist insurgents as being especially challenging, as they used civilian sympathizers to hide "amongst us". [12]

Tanzanian President John Magufuli unexpectedly died in March 2021, leaving Samia Suluhu Hassan as his de jure designated successor. However, her position was initially tenuous, and there we reportedly disputes over her appointment within the governing Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. Some Magufuli loyalists allegedly wanted to prevent her from becoming President, and there were fears about a military-backed coup d'état. According to various sources, including CCM insiders, gathered by The EastAfrican, Mabeyo strongly defended the constitutional stipulations regarding the transfer of presidential powers and supported Hassan. This made him one of Hassan's strongest allies and ensured a smooth power transition. [3] Mabeyo later held a speech at the funeral of Magufuli, using the opportunity to honor the late President and expressing the TPDF's loyalty to Hassan. [13]

He officially retired from the TPDF on his 66th birthday [3] on 30 June 2022. [5] President Hassan subsequently appointed Mabeyo head of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority. [14]

Personal life

Venance Salvatory Mabeyo's wife is named Christina. [1] He had at least one son, Nelson Venance Mabeyo, who was a pilot and died in a plane crash in 2019. [15]

He is a practicing Roman Catholic Christian. [1]

Awards and decorations

Mabeyo has been awarded various medals. [5]

RibbonMedalNative Name
TPDF 20th Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka Ishirini ya JWTZ (Swahili)
Medal for Long Service - military (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png
Medal of Long ServiceNishani ya Utumishi Mrefu (Swahili)
TPDF 40th Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka Arobaini ya JWTZ (Swahili)
Medal for Exemplary Service - military (Tanzania) - ribbon bar.png
Medal of Exemplary ServiceNishani ya Utumishi Uliotukuka (Swahili)
Anjouan MedalNishani ya Anjouan (Swahili)
50th Year of Independence Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka 50 ya Uhuru (Swahili)
50th Year of Union Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka 50 ya Mungano (Swahili)
TPDF 50th Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka Hamsini ya JWTZ (Swahili)
60th Year of Independence Anniversary MedalNishani ya Miaka 60 ya Uhuru (Swahili)

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">President of Tanzania</span> Head of state and of government of the United Republic of Tanzania

The President of the United Republic of Tanzania is the head of state and head of government of the United Republic of Tanzania. The President leads the executive branch of the Government of Tanzania and is the commander-in-chief of the Tanzania People's Defence Force.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Chama Cha Mapinduzi</span> Dominant political party in Tanzania

The Chama Cha Mapinduzi is the dominant ruling party in Tanzania and the second longest-ruling party in Africa, only after the True Whig Party of Liberia. It was formed in 1977, following the merger of the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU) and the Afro-Shirazi Party (ASP), which were the sole operating parties in mainland Tanzania and the semi-autonomous islands of Zanzibar respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Samia Suluhu Hassan</span> President of Tanzania since 2021

Samia Suluhu Hassan is a Tanzanian politician who has been serving since 19 March 2021 as the sixth president and first female president of Tanzania. She is a member of the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party and the third female head of government of an East African Community (EAC) country. Upon the death in office of President John Magufuli, she was sworn in as president.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hussein Mwinyi</span> Tanzanian-Zanzibari president

Hussein Ali Mwinyi is the 8th president of Zanzibar. The son of former Tanzanian president Ali Hasan Mwinyi, he is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) political party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ummy Mwalimu</span> Tanzanian politician (born 1973)

Ummy Ally Mwalimu is a Tanzanian politician belonging to the ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) party. She is currently a Member of Parliament for Tanga Constituency and also serves as the Minister of Health, Seniors and Children. She has held various cabinet positions since 2010. She is a third-term Member of Parliament, firstly appointed to a seat reserved for women in the parliament of Tanzania in 2010.

Damas Daniel Ndumbaro is a Tanzanian politician, lawyer and cabinet Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mwigulu Nchemba</span> Tanzanian economist and politician

Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba is a Tanzanian economist and CCM politician, who serves as the elected Member of Parliament for Iramba West Constituency since 2010. On 31 March 2021, President Samia Suluhu appointed him as the Minister of Finance, replacing Philip Mpango, who was elevated to the position of Vice President of Tanzania. Before his current appointment, he served as the Minister of Law and Constitutional Affairs in the Tanzanian Cabinet, since May 2020.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stergomena Tax</span>

Stergomena Lawrence Tax is Tanzania's minister for foreign affairs and East African cooperation since 2022. She was previously Minister of Defence and National Service from 2021 to 2022, becoming the first woman to hold the title since the country’s independence. Before that she served as the executive secretary of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Faustine Ndugulile</span> Tanzanian politician

Faustine Engelbert Ndugulile is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Kigamboni constituency since 2010.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Minister of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)</span>

The Minister of Industry and Trade is the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Government of Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Magufuli cabinet</span> 2015 cabinet of Tanzania

The Magufuli Cabinet was formed by President of Tanzania John Magufuli after taking the oath of office on 5 November 2015. Magufuli won the 2015 general election with 58% of the vote in a tightly contested race against ex-CCM Chadema rival Edward Lowassa. After being sworn in on 5 November 2015, Magufuli announced his cabinet almost a month later, on 10 December 2015. He reduced the cabinet to 19 ministers from 30 in the previous cabinet. The Second Cabinet's tenure was cut short on 19 March 2021, following the death of President John Magufuli, and the swearing-in of Samia Suluhu Hassan as the new president.

Philip Isdor Mpango is a Tanzanian economist and politician who serves as the Vice-President of the United Republic of Tanzania.

Hussein Mohamed Bashe is a Tanzanian CCM politician and Member of Parliament for Nzega Urban constituency since 2015. In January 2022, he was appointed Agriculture Minister.

Bashiru Ally Kakurwa is a Tanzanian academic, diplomat and politician.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Innocent Bashungwa</span> Tanzanian politician

Innocent Lugha Bashungwa is Minister of State in the President's Office in Tanzania. He previously served as Minister of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports and is a member of the Chama Cha Mapinduzi political party. He was elected MP representing Karagwe in 2015.

Events of 2021 in Tanzania.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Suluhu Cabinet</span>

The Suluhu Cabinet was officially formed in Tanzania on 31 March 2021. Following the death of former president John Magufuli, Samia Suluhu Hassan the Vice President in the previous cabinet was sworn in as the new president. Within two weeks of her assignment, she appointed a new vice president and reshuffled the previous cabinet.

Dorothy Onesphoro Gwajima also known Gwajima Dorothy is a Tanzanian CCM politician and a nominated cabinet member since 2020. She was appointed by President John Magufuli into the Magufuli cabinet as the Minister of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elders and Children. She continued in this role following the death of John Magufuli, however, in January 2022 the ministry was split and she became the new Minister of Community Development and Gender.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jacob John Mkunda</span>

Jacob John Mkunda is a Tanzanian military officer who currently serves as Chief of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force since 30 June 2022.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Major General Mabeyo bids fellow parishoners[sic] farewell". The Citizen. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tanzania: JPM Appoints Mabeyo New CDF". Daily News Tanzania. 3 Feb 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Tanzania's Samia Suluhu picks new army chief". Daily Monitor. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  4. ↑ "RAIS SAMIA AWATUNUKU NISHANI YA MIAKA 60 YA UHURU, VIONGOZI WA VYOMBO VYA ULINZI". YouTube. Global TV Online. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wasifu" (in Swahili). Tanzania People's Defence Force. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017.
  6. 1 2 3 "Jenerali Venance Salvatory Mabeyo nahodha mpya JWTZ". TPDF. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Radicalism rising in Tanzania but no panic yet". The East African. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Likely future TPDF chief gets key post". The Citizen. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Tanzania Chief of Defence Forces goes to Njombe to contain children killings". The Citizen. 11 February 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Tanzania: Opposition MPs fault CDF statement on seditious remarks". The Citizen. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Tanzania deploys troops at the Mozambique border". The Citizen. 7 May 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  12. ↑ "Cabo Ligado Weekly: 22-28 November". Cabo Ligabo. 30 November 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  13. ↑ "'I have a secret to tell you madam President', says CDF General Mabeyo". The Citizen. 2021-03-26. Archived from the original on 26 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-24.
  14. ↑ "Tanzania: Samia Appoints Gen. Mabeyo to Chair NCAA". Tanzania Daily News. 30 June 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
  15. ↑ "Tanzania's Chief of Defence Forces loses son in Auric Air plane crash". The Citizen. 23 September 2019. Retrieved 13 July 2022.
Military offices
Preceded by Defense Forces Chief of the Tanzanian People's Defence Force
2017-2022		Succeeded by
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.