Richard Otto Major General | |
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| Born | January 1, 1968 Uganda |
| Allegiance |  Uganda |
| Service/ | UPDF Land Forces |
| Years of service | 1986 – Present |
| Rank | Major General |
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Major General Richard Otto is a senior military officer in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF). Since 13 May 2024, he has been the Commander of the UPDF Mountain Division and also Commander of "Operation Shujaa", a joint undertaking by the UPDF and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) to neutralize the Allied Democratic Front (ADF) terrorist organization in the Eastern DR Congo.[1] Immediately prior to his current assignment, Richard Otto was the chairman of the "South Sudan Peace Mechanism", an IGAD-sponsored observer mechanism, to ensure adherence to the peace treaties by the protagonists.[2]
Before that, he was the commanding officer of the third army division of the UPDF, based in Moroto. He was appointed to that position in May 2017.[3][4]
Prior to that, he served as the commander of the UPDF contingent in the Central African Republic, as part of the African Union Regional Task Force (AU-RTF), the regional counter-offensive against the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).[5]
- ^ Muhamadi Byemboijana (13 May 2024). "Major General Richard Otto Replaces Major General Dick Olum As Operation Shujaa Commander". SoftPower Uganda. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ Uganda Radio Network (29 June 2023). "Museveni Promotes Richard Otto To Major General". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Daily Monitor (10 October 2017). "Brigadier Dick Olum sent to DR Congo in mini army reshuffle". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Pascal Kwesiga (10 October 2017). "Brigadier Olum Replaces Deceased Taban In DRC". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ David Mafabi (8 May 2017). "Museveni promotes 400 UPDF officers". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
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