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Shailesh Tinaikar
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- General Shailesh Tinaikar has been appointed by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as the commander of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
- He will succeed Lieutenant General Frank Kamanzi of Rwanda who will completes his UNMISS assignment this month.
- It is the second biggest peacekeeping operation.
- It was created in 2011 when South Sudan gained independence from Sudan.
- Mr Tinaikar will command over 16,000 peacekeepers, about 2,400 from India, in UNMISS.
- A 1983 graduate of the Indian Military Academy, General Shailesh Tinaikar is the recipient of the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service.
Current Posting
- He currently serves as the commandant of the Indian Army Infantry School, at Mhow, or Dr. Ambedkar Nagar.
- The Infantry School at Mhow, Madhya Pradesh is the largest and the oldest military training centre of the Indian Army.
- This institution also trains the National Shooting Team under the aegis of Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) which is a part of Infantry School.
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