Defence Staff (Uruguay)

Defence Staff of Uruguay

Estado Mayor de la Defensa
Active| 2010–present
Country| Uruguay
Branch| Armed Forces of Uruguay
Type| Military staff
Role| Advice to the Ministry of National Defense on planning and coordination of the joint actions of the three branches of the Armed Forces
Garrison/HQ| Montevideo
Commanders
Current Chief| General of the Air Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez

Military unit

The Defence Staff (Spanish: Estado Mayor de la Defensa, ESMADE) is an advisory body of the Ministry of National Defense of Uruguay on issues related to the planning and coordination of activities carried out by the Armed Forces.[1] Created from Law 18,650 of February 19, 2010,[2] its current headquarters was inaugurated in 2011, and is located on Avenida Luis Alberto de Herrera at its intersection with Monte Caseros St.[3]

## Functions

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The powers of the Defense Staff are included in Article 16 of Law No. 18,650, and in Article 6 of Law No. 19,775.[4][5]

* Doctrinal development and planning of joint operations of the Armed Forces.
* Analysis and assessment of strategic scenarios.
* Logistics planning of the Armed Forces at the ministerial level, particularly with regard to weapons systems, communications, equipment and new technologies.
* Advise on the planning of the design of the Forces.
* Advise, at the request of the Minister of National Defense, on the joint training of military personnel, from the Officer Training Schools.
* Receive, analyze and raise the reports of the Defense Attachés of the Republic accredited to foreign governments.

## Chief of the Defense Staff

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The position of Chief of the Defense Staff is regulated by article 16 of Law No. 18,650. The holder is designated among the General Officers or active Admirals, and has the same hierarchy as the Commanders-in-Chief of the different branches, therefore, at the time of designation, it is granted the rank of Army General, Admiral or General of the Air, depending on whether it belongs to the Army, Navy or Air Force respectively.[6] Likewise, no type of rotation is established between each branch of the Armed Forces, since the designation is given by confidence of the Executive.[6]

The holder of the position may remain in activity for up to five years counted from the promotion, having as an exception the cessation as Commander-in-Chief due to appointment as Chief of the General Staff. In the event of being dismissed from his position, the chief of the defense staff must go into mandatory retirement.[6]

No. | Name
(born–died) | Term of office  | Defence branch  | Ref.

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Took office  | Left office  | Time in office
1  | General of the air
José Ramón Bonilla | 20 October 2010  | 18 June 2011  | 241 days  |  Uruguayan Air Force | [7]
2  | Army general
Daniel Castellá | 1 February 2012  | 1 February 2014  | 2 years, 0 days  |  National Army of Uruguay | [8][9]
3  | Army general
Milton Ituarte | 1 February 2014  | 2 February 2015  | 1 year, 1 day  |  National Army of Uruguay | [10]
4  | Army general
Nelson Pintos | 2 February 2015  | 1 February 2017  | 1 year, 365 days  |  National Army of Uruguay |
5  | Army general
Juan José Saavedra | 1 February 2017  | 1 February 2019  | 2 years, 0 days  |  National Army of Uruguay | [11]
6  | Army general
Alfredo Erramún | 1 February 2019  | 1 April 2019  | 59 days  |  National Army of Uruguay | [12][13]
7  | Admiral
Fernando Pérez Arana | 4 April 2019  | 3 March 2020  | 334 days  |  National Navy of Uruguay | [14][15]
8  | Army general
Marcelo Montaner | 4 March 2020  | 1 February 2021  | 334 days  |  National Army of Uruguay | [16][17]
9  | Army general
Gustavo Fajardo | 1 February 2021  | 11 March 2022  | 1 year, 38 days  |  National Army of Uruguay | [18][19]
10  | General of the air
Rodolfo Pereyra Martínez | 7 April 2022  | Incumbent | 2 years, 333 days  |  Uruguayan Air Force | [20]

## References

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1. ^ "Estado Mayor de la Defensa (ESMADE) | Ministerio de Defensa Nacional". 2022-03-08. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
2. ^ "Misión del ESMADE | Ministerio de Defensa Nacional". 2022-03-08. Archived from the original on 2022-03-08. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
3. ^ "Nueva sede del Esmade". LARED21 (in Spanish). 2011-03-02. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
4. ^ "Ley N° 18650". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
5. ^ "Ley N° 19775". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
6. ^ a b c "Ley N° 18650". www.impo.com.uy. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
7. ^ "Compromiso, confianza y dialogo" (in Spanish). 20 October 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
8. ^ "Castellá asumió como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
9. ^ "Cesan al presidente del Supremo Tribunal Militar, general Daniel Castellá". la diaria (in Spanish). 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
10. ^ "Asumen sus cargos comandante en jefe del Ejército y jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
11. ^ "Resolución N° 42/017". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
12. ^ "Presidente Vázquez encabezó acto de relevo de jefe de Estado Mayor de la Defensa". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
13. ^ "Resolución N° 170/019 Cese en el cargo del jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
14. ^ "Ejército pierde la jefatura del Esmade y pasa a manos de la Armada". EL PAIS (in Spanish). 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
15. ^ "Resolución N° 239/020 Cesa como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa Fernando Pérez Arana, con fecha 3 de marzo de 2020". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
16. ^ "Marcelo Montaner asumió como jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". Uruguay Presidencia (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
17. ^ "Fajardo, el general que contradijo a Manini en la Justicia, será el nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". El Observador (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
18. ^ "Gustavo Fajardo asumió al mando del Estado Mayor de la Defensa". Telenoche (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-26.
19. ^ "Resolución del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional" (PDF) (in Spanish).
20. ^ "Rodolfo Pereyra asumió como nuevo jefe del Estado Mayor de Defensa - 970 Universal" (in Spanish). 2022-04-07. Archived from the original on 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2022-12-26.

## External links

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Chief of Defence

Africa|

* Algeria
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* Benin
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* Burkina Faso
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* Cameroon
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* Central African Republic
* Chad
* Comoros
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* Djibouti
* Egypt
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* Eritrea
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states with
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* Somaliland

former|

* Biafra
* Bophuthatswana
* Ciskei
* British Egypt
* Ethiopian Empire
* Rhodesia
* Transkei
* Venda
* Zaire

Americas|

* Antigua and Barbuda
* Argentina
* Bahamas
* Barbados
* Belize
* Bolivia
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Colombia
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Ecuador
* El Salvador
* Guatemala
* Guyana
* Haiti
* Honduras
* Jamaica
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* Nicaragua
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Asia|

* Afghanistan
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* United Arab Emirates
* Uzbekistan
* Vietnam
* Yemen

states with
limited recognition|

* Republic of China (Taiwan)

former|

* Democratic Kampuchea
* Imperial Japan
* Mengjiang
* Manchukuo
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Europe|

* Albania
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states with
limited recognition|

* Abkhazia
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* Transnistria

former|

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* Republika Srpska
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Oceania|

* Australia
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* New Zealand
* Papua New Guinea
* Tonga
* Vanuatu

Supranational|

* European Union
* NATO

former|

* Warsaw Pact

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