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General
Rookmangud Katawal
महारथी श्री रुकमाङ्गद कटवाल
General Katawal in New Delhi (2007)
Chief of Army Staff of Nepal Army
In office 10 September 2006 – August, 2009
Preceded by
Pyar Jung Thapa
Succeeded by
Chhatra Man Singh Gurung
Personal details
Born
(1948-12-12) 12 December 1948 (age 75) Okhaldhunga, Nepal
Spouse
Uma Katawal
Awards
Birendra Prajatantra Bhaskar Class II Gorkha Dakshin Bahu
Military service
Allegiance
Nepal
Branch/service
Nepali Army
Years of service
1969-2009
Rank
General
Commands
Shree Kalidhoj Battalion (1976-1977) United Nation Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) (1988) Shree Pashupati Prashad Battalion (1990-1993) Commandant of the Royal Nepalese Military Academy (1993) Adjutant General (AG) of the Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI) (1999)
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General Rookmangud Katawal is a former Nepalese Army general, who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army from 2006 to 2009.[1][2] General Katawal has come across controversy after the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal unilaterally decided to sack Katawal on May 3, 2009.[3][4]
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"General state of uncertainty...Nepal's Maoist government falls as the army flexes its muscles". The Economist. May 5, 2009. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
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