Komba Sylvester Mansa-Musa Mondeh was a top-ranking officer in the Sierra Leonean army.
13 Facts About Komba Mondeh
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Komba Mondeh served as the deputy head of state of Sierra Leone in 1996, under Brigadier Julius Maada Bio of the NPRC.
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Komba Mondeh operated as the Sector Commander Sector West UNAMID Darfur until he was forced into retirement in June 2013.
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Komba Mondeh was educated at the Albert Academy School in Freetown.
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Komba Mondeh then attended the Njala University College in Sierra Leone.
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Komba Mondeh was commissioned into the Sierra Leone Army in 1991 as a Second Lieutenant.
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Komba Mondeh was then sent on a Senior Division Staff Course in Nigeria in July 1996, and was invited to attend the Nigerian War College the following year, where in addition to his military qualification, he earned a master's degree in Strategic Studies.
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Komba Mondeh pursued a master's degree program in Strategic Studies at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria between September 1998 and July 1999.
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At the rank of Colonel in May 1999, General Komba Mondeh was appointed Defence Adviser to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, where he served for over four years.
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Komba Mondeh was promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in July 2007.
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Komba Mondeh became Assistant Chief of Defence Staff for Operations and Plans in October 2008; in this role he supervised all land, sea and air operations carried out by the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, including supervising military intelligence, communications and information systems, and peace support operations.
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Komba Mondeh was one of 21 high-ranking officers, including four Brigadier-Generals, controversially forced into retirement in June 2013.
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Komba Mondeh was nine years under the compulsory retirement age, and his ousting was allegedly a result of his participation in the 1992 coup.