Mario Montoya Uribe
Mario Montoya Uribe | |
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Uribe in 2008 | |
| Born | 29 April 1949 Buga, Valle del Cauca |
| Allegiance | Colombia |
| Service | Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Company Commander at the Military School of Cadets No. 5 Cavalry Group Commander (Cúcuta, N.S.) No. 4 Intelligence Battalion (Villavicencio, Meta) Cavalry School Director Operative Command No. 9 Commander (Bagre, Antioquia) 18th Brigade Commander, (Arauca). Commander of the Caribbean Joint Command Army Intelligence Director Joint Task Force of the South Commander Fourth Brigade Commander First Division Commander |
| Battles / wars | Colombian Armed Conflict |
| Awards | Order of the Libertadores "Cruz de Boyacá" Distinguished Services in Public Order for first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time. Order to the Military Merit Gral. Antonio Nariño, in the Officer and Commander categories Distinguished services from the Marine Corps Order to the Military Merit Admiral Padilla Order to the Aeronautical Military Merit Order to the Military Merit from the Lancer’s School United States of America Army Medal Order from the Chamber of Representatives Distinguished services to the National Police for first and second time Distinguished services to the Military School Distinguished services to the National Police in the category of Commander for second time Medal from the Non Commissioned Officer’s School Medal from the Military School of cadets Order from the Congress Service Badges for 15, 20,25 and 30 years |
Mario Montoya Uribe (born 29 April 1949) is a former military general and commander of the Colombian National Army (Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia), until his resignation on November 4, 2008, following the "false positives" scandal, involving the deaths of 11 civilians at the hands of the military. Montoya holds a graduate title in senior management from Los Andes University. He has trained in armored vehicle courses in Fort Knox, Kentucky and served as the army, navy and air attaché at the Colombian embassy in London, England. Montoya was succeeded by General Óscar González on November 6, 2008, as commander of the Colombian National Army.
In September 2010, Montoya, now Colombia's ambassador to the Dominican Republic, was charged with murder by an Ecuadorean court for his role in the 2008 incursion of the Colombian military into Ecuador, which destroyed a FARC camp and left more than people 20 dead.