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"IRIN interview with outgoing MONUC Force Commander, Maj-Gen Mountaga Diallo"
Maj-Gen Mountaga Diallo was appointed Force Commander of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in March 2000.Before his appointment by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, Diallo was chief inspector of the armed forces in Senegal, his country of origin.
He began his military career in September 1963, and was successively promoted to the upper military ranks, becoming a Maj-Gen in January 1999.
After serving from 1991 to 1993 as commander of the Senegalese contingent in Liberia and head of the liaison officers with the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), the West African peacekeeping force, Diallo was promoted to the rank of army chief of staff in July 1993, and then assistant deputy chief of staff from July 1996 to January 1998.
Diallo, who is married and has four children, spoke with IRIN on Tuesday.He talked about his nearly four years in the DRC, the difficulties he encountered, the progress that was made and prospects for a lasting peace in the country.
QUESTION: You are completing a four-year mandate as MONUC force commander.
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Q: What will become of General Diallo after MONUC?
A: General Diallo will return to his home in Senegal.