1. Masaneh Nyuku Kinteh was born on 13 August 1968 and is a retired Gambian Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff until his removal on 5 March 2020 by President Adama Barrow.
14 Facts About Masaneh Kinteh
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Masaneh Kinteh was the Gambian Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, from 2012 to 2017, and was previously Chief of the Defence Staff from 2009 to 2012.
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Masaneh Kinteh was retired with the rank of lieutenant general in 2012, having previously served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009, and shifted to the Foreign Service.
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Masaneh Kinteh was reinstated as the Chief of Defence Staff in 2017 but redeployed him to the Foreign Service in 2020, becoming the ambassador to China.
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Masaneh Kinteh studied in the United Kingdom and worked as a school teacher from 1988 to 1990.
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Masaneh Kinteh formally joined the Gambian armed forces on 15 March 1991 and gradually rose through the ranks.
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Masaneh Kinteh was appointed as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009 by President Yahya Jammeh.
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Masaneh Kinteh was removed as Chief of the Defence Staff by Jammeh on 6 July 2012.
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Masaneh Kinteh later became the chief of mission in Cuba.
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In December 2016, during the constitutional crisis, Masaneh Kinteh was one of 11 Gambian ambassadors to call for Jammeh to step down as President and recognise Adama Barrow as his successor.
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On 27 February 2017, Masaneh Kinteh was appointed by Barrow to replace Badjie as Chief of the Defence Staff.
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Masaneh Kinteh said that Barrow has plans to reform and restructure the military, but his immediate priority was to restore the morale of the troops.
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Masaneh Kinteh was replaced in March 2020 with Drammeh and redeployed to the Foreign Service.
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Masaneh Kinteh assumed the post of the ambassador of the Gambia to China in September 2020.