Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces (Eritrea)

Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces

Incumbent
Filipos Woldeyohannes

since 19 March 2014

Ministry of Defence
Member of| Eritrean Defence Forces
Reports to| Minister of Defence
Appointer| President
Formation| 1991

The Chief of Staff of the Eritrean Defence Forces. The person in this post is the highest-ranking military officer in the EDF and is responsible for maintaining operational control over military structures.

## List

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No. | Name
(birth–death) | Term of office  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  | General
Ogbe Abraha
(1948–2002) | 1991[citation needed] | February 2000  | 9 years  | [1][2]
?  | Major general
Gerezgheri Andemariam
(1950–2014) | ?  | 6 March 2014 †  | ?  | [3]
?  | Major general
Filipos Woldeyohannes | 19 March 2014  | Incumbent | 10 years, 247 days  | [4]

## References

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1. ^ "Six Eritrean political leaders have died in prison: ex-guard". Asmarino. 2010-05-07. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
2. ^ "General Ogbe Abraha". Amnesty International. 2019-09-27. Archived from the original on 2021-07-02. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
3. ^ "Major General Gerezgher 'Wuchu' Passed Away". tesfanews.net. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
4. ^ "Eritrea Appoints New Chief of Staff". tesfanews.net. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2021.

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* Somaliland

former|

* Biafra
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Americas|

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Asia|

* Afghanistan
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limited recognition|

* Republic of China (Taiwan)

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
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Europe|

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limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
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former|

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Oceania|

* Australia
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Supranational|

* European Union
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former|

* Warsaw Pact

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