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Andrew Gutti
Ugandan military officer
Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti is a Ugandan military officer. He was the chairman of the General Court Martial of the Uganda People's Defence Force until 3 August 2000, when he handed over office to Brigadier General Robert Freeman Mugabe. Gutti was appointed to that position in May 2016, replacing the late Major General Levi Karuhanga.[1][2]
Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti | |
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New AMISOM Force Commander frontline tour & handover, photo by Stuart Price | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Occupation | Military Officer |
| Years active | 1986 - present |
| Known for | Military Matters |
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Between May 2012 and December 2013, he was the commander of the African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) based in Mogadishu, Somalia.[3][4] For his service in Somalia, he was awarded the United States military service medal.[5] Before his deployment to Somalia, he was the commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[6] He served in this role between 2007 and 2011, having served as the Deputy to the Commanding Officer of the college, before that.[7]
Other assignments in the UPDF include as the Chief of Training in the UPDF, a position he served in between 2004 and 2005, at the rank of brigadier, following his promotion from the rank of colonel in 2014. Before that, he served as the commander of the 3rd infantry Division.[7]
In 2005, he served as a member of the Parliament of Uganda, representing the UPDF, replacing Brigadier Henry Tumukunde. He was promoted from Brigadier to major general, in February 2008, serving at that rank until March 2012, when he was promoted to Lieutenant General, immediately prior to his deployment to Somalia.[7]
Andrew Gutti served from 2011 until 2012 as Commandant of the Uganda Senior Command and Staff College located in Kimaka, in the city of Jinja, in the Eastern Region of Uganda.[7]
His first term as chairman of the court martial, lasted from 17 May 2016 until 16 May 2018. On 3 July 2018, the president of Uganda and Commander-in-Chief of the UPDF reappointed General Gutti to a second two-year term as the chairman of the UPDF general court martial.[8]
In June 2022, his third consecutive two-year term as Chairman of the UPDF Court Martial came to an end. On 12 July 2022, Brigadier Robert Freeman Mugabe was named to replace him.[9]
- Bwire, Job (17 May 2016). "Lieutenant General Gutti named new head of Court Martial". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
- Batre, Ronald (17 May 2016). "Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti Appointed Chairman of the Military Court Martial". Uganda Radio Network. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- "Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti takes command of AU forces in Somalia". AMISOM. 2 May 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- Baguma, Raymond (18 December 2013). "General Gutti Hands Over AMISOM Command". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- Kasasira, Risdel (1 October 2015). "US Honours UPDF Generals". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
- Oluka, Benon Herbert (4 November 2014). "UPDF Officers Who Turned Volatile Mogadishu Around". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 17 May 2016.
- "Who Is Lieutenant General Gutti The New Court Martial Chairman?". New Vision. Kampala, Uganda. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- Kasasira, Risdel (19 June 2018). "Museveni Reappoints Lieutenant General Gutti As Army Court Chairman". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- "Brig Gen Mugabe replaces Lt Gen Gutti as Court Martial chairman". Daily Monitor. Kampala, Uganda. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022 – via Uganda Radio Network.