Masaneh Kinteh
| Masaneh Kinteh | |
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Kanteh during Exercise African Endeavor, 5 July 2011
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| Chief of the Defence Staff | |
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Assumed office 27 February 2017 |
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| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | Ousman Badjie |
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In office 9 October 2009 – 6 July 2012 |
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| President | Yahya Jammeh |
| Preceded by | Lang Tombong Tamba |
| Succeeded by | Ousman Badjie |
| Military Aide to the President | |
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In office 25 January 2017 – 27 February 2017 |
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| President | Adama Barrow |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 August 1968 Sankwia, Jarra West, the Gambia |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 The Gambia
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| Service/branch |
Gambian Army
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| Years of service | 1991–2012 2017–present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of the Defence Staff |
Masaneh Nyuku Kinteh (born 13 August 1968) is a senior Gambian Army officer who serves as Chief of the Defence Staff. He was the Gambian Chief of Mission in Havana, Cuba, from 2012 to 2017, and was previously Chief of the Defence Staff from 2009 to 2012. He had retired at the rank of lieutenant general in 2012, having previously also served as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009. He was reinstated in 2017.
Kinteh was born in the village of Sankwia, Jarra West, the Gambia. He studied in the United Kingdom and worked as a school teacher from 1988 to 1990.
Kinteh's military career began in November 1990 when he passed the Commission Selection Board organised by the British Army Training Team for the selection of potential officer cadets. He formally joined the Gambian armed forces on 15 March 1991 and gradually rose through the ranks. In December 2004, he became the acting Chief of Staff of the Gambian Army, after the previous incumbent, Assan Sarr, was raised to the position of Chief of the Defence Staff. He was appointed as Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff in 2009 by President Yahya Jammeh.
On 9 October 2009, following Lang Tombong Tamba's sacking (he was later trialled and sentenced to death on charges of treason), Jammeh appointed Kinteh as Chief of the Defence Staff. At the same time, Yankuba Drammeh was raised to Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff, but shortly after was removed from the post. Kinteh was removed as Chief of the Defence Staff by Jammeh on 6 July 2012. The week before he was removed, he was questioned by intelligence officers, but nothing came of their questioning. No official reason was given for his removal, but it was said that he would receive a post in the foreign service. Ousman Badjie was chosen as Kinteh's replacement.
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