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Nepal Army chief Gurung assumes office | General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung has formally assumed the post of new Nepal Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, as the Supreme Commander of Nepal Army,
offered Gurung the insignia and administered oath of office and secrecy at a special
function at Shital Niwas here on Wednesday. Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal,
government ministers, top officials, army generals and dignitaries attended the
ceremony. General Gurung is scheduled to assume his duties at the Nepal Army
headquarters
shortly. Gurung is the first person from the ethnic community to take over the
mantle of CoAS in history of Nepal Army. He is also the first Army chief to be
appointed by the President. The previous Army chief Rookmangud Katawal had received
the insignia from then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who was acting as
the interim head-of-state. The government had on August 22 recommended to the
President, Gurung's name for the post of CoAS on the basis of his seniority. Gurung
had been working as acting CoAS after Katawal went on a customary month long leave
before his retirement on Tuesday, Nepalnews reported.
September 10, 2009 |
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