Nobel Mayombo was born in Kabarole District, Toro sub-region, Western Uganda, in 1965.
10 Facts About Nobel Mayombo
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Nobel Mayombo's father, Canon James Rwabwoni, born in 1926, was still alive in 2007.
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Nobel Mayombo died in a South African hospital on 25 December 2009.
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Nobel Mayombo resigned that position on 30 January 2006, to take up an appointment as Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence.
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Nobel Mayombo received rapid promotion through the military ranks, quickly rising through Lieutenant, Captain, Major, Lieutenant Colonel to full Colonel by 2004.
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In October 2005, Colonel Nobel Mayombo was promoted to brigadier and appointed Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defense.
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On Thursday 27 April 2007, Brigadier Nobel Mayombo felt unwell and was admitted to Kololo Hospital, a small private hospital on Kololo Hill.
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Nobel Mayombo's condition deteriorated further and on Sunday 29 April 2007, comatose, on life-support systems, he was flown to Agha Khan Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya.
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On Tuesday, 1 May 2007 at 15.00 local time, Nobel Mayombo died at Agha Khan Hospital in Nairobi of complications arising from acute pancreatitis.
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Nobel Mayombo was buried at his ancestral home in Kijura, Kabarole District, on Saturday 5 May 2007.