Nationality Ugandan Years active 1981 - present Known for Military Occupation Military Officer | Name Levi Karuhanga Ethnicity Munyankole Home town Bushenyi | |
Alma mater Egyptian Military Academy, Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, National Defence College, Kenya Similar People Nathan Mugisha, Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, Omar Abdirashid Ali Sharm, Ahmed Abdi Godane, Abu Mansoor Al‑Amriki | ||
Maj. Gen. Levi Karuhanga waakuziikibwa ku Sande.
Funeral service held for the late Levi Karuhanga
Levi Karuhanga (24 February 1956 – 21 April 2016) was a major general in Uganda. He was the Chairman of the UPDF General Court Martial, one of the highest military courts in the Uganda People's Defence Force (UPDF). He was appointed to that position in June 2014 by Yoweri Museveni, the commander in chief of the UPDF and the president of Uganda. He replaced Moses Ddiba Ssentongo whose one-year tenure at the court had expired. Before that, Karuhanga served as the Commander of the Reserve Force in the UPDF.
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- Maj Gen Levi Karuhanga waakuziikibwa ku Sande
- Funeral service held for the late Levi Karuhanga
- Background
- Military career
- Death
- References
Background
Karuhanga was born in Bushenyi District in the Western Region of Uganda on 24 February 1956. He studied at Nyamitoma, Bweranyangi, and Mwengura Primary Schools. He then joined Mbarara High School, from where he moved to Nairobi, Kenya, where he graduated with a diploma in international studies.
He joined the Ugandan Bush War around 1981 in Luweero District. His recruitment number was RO/057, the 57th recruit of the then new rebel force. He fought throughout the war until the National Resistance Army captured power in 1986. Over the past 25 years, he has undergone military training including the following courses:
Military career
Karuhanga served in a number of assignments in the UPDF, including in the following positions:
Death
Karuhanga died on 21 April 2016.