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Samora Muhammad Yunis | |
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 Gen. Samora Yunis in 2013 | |
| Native name | ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ |
| Born | 1949 (age 75–76) Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire |
| Allegiance | Ethiopia |
| Service | Ethiopian National Defence Forces |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Chief of General Staff |
| Battles / wars | Ethiopian Civil War Insurgency in Ogaden Eritrean-Ethiopian War Somali Civil War (2006-2009) |
Samora Muhammad Yunis (Amharic: ሳሞራ መሐመድ ዩንስ) is an Ethiopian military officer. Born in the Tigray Region in the north of the country, Yunis rose to be a four-star general in the Ethiopian National Defence Forces and eventually Chief of the General Staff in 2001.[1][2] He would serve until 2018.[2]
- ^ Gebru Tareke, The Ethiopian Revolution: War in the Horn of Africa (New Haven: Yale University, 2009), p. 105 ISBN 978-0-300-14163-4
- ^ a b Fantahun, Arefaynie (7 June 2018). "Seare Mekonnen Named Ethiopian Military's Chief of Staff". Ethiopia Observer. Retrieved 6 August 2018.