Chander Prakash

Chander Prakash Wadhwa SM, VSM, (born 1953) was a senior Indian Army Lt. General who was Force Commander of MONUSCO, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He served from August 2010 until 31 March 2013.[1]

Chander Prakash
Born	1953 (age 67–68)
Allegiance	India, United Nations
Service/branch	Indian Army
Rank	Lieutenant general
Commands held	MONUSCO (2010–2013)
Battles/wars	M23 rebellion
Awards	SM VSM

He joined the Indian Army in June 1973. From 1989 to 1990 he served as a military observer for the UNIIMOG mission in Iraq and Iran. He has also commanded a mountain division and a counter insurgency brigade. From January 2005 until February 2008 he was the military attaché of the Indian Embassy in Paris, France. His responsibilities included defensive cooperation with France and the Benelux-countries. He later became Additional Directorate General of Staff Duties at the Indian Integrated Headquarters of Ministry of Defence, where he was responsible for the peacekeeping operations of India.[1][2]

Prakash was appointed as Force Commander of MONUSCO in August 2010, he succeeded Babacar Gaye.[2] He himself was succeeded by Brazilian Divisional General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz in March 2013.[3]

Awards and Decorations

Sena Medal	Vishisht Seva Medal	Special Service Medal	Sainya Seva Medal
High Altitude Service Medal	Videsh Seva Medal	50th Anniversary of Independence Medal	30 Years Long Service Medal
20 Years Long Service Medal	9 Years Long Service Medal	UN Mission in Congo Medal	UN Mission in Liberia Medal

References

1. "Curriculum Vitae:Lieutenant General Chander Prakash, Force Commander, MONUSCO". MONUSCO, United Nations. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
2. "Secretary-General names India's Lieutenant General Chander Prakash Force Commander". United Nations. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
3. "Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Carlos Alberto dos Santos Cruz". United Nations. Retrieved 4 September 2013.