Ivan Koreta

Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta, is a Ugandan military officer. He currently serves as the Deputy Chief of Defence Forces (DCDF), the second-highest position the Ugandan military. He has served in that capacity since 2005. He also concurrently serves as the Chairman of the General Court Martial, the second-highest military court in Uganda. He has served in that capacity since 2007.

Background
Ivan Koreta was born in 1964 in Mbarara District

Education
While still in his teens, he attended military training in Mozambique, as a member of FRONASA, a guerilla group led by Yoweri Museveni. He participated in the war that removed Idi Amin from power in 1979. When Museveni formed the National Resistance Army (NRA) in 1981, Ivan Koreta joined him. During that war, referred to as the Ugandan Bush War, he became a battalion commander in the NRA. His military unit, the 13th NRA Battalion, was tasked to guard the Kampala-Gulu Highway at Matugga, during the battle to capture Kampala, the capital of Uganda, in April 1986.

Military career
Over the years, since the National Resistance Army captured power and was subsequently transformed into the Uganda People's Defence Force, Ivan Koreta has served in various roles including the following:


 * Commander of First Division of UPDF: 1986 - 1988 (at rank of Brigadier)
 * Deputy Director of Internal Security Organization (ISO): 1988 - 2001
 * Promoted to rank of Major General: 2001
 * Promoted to rank of Lieutenant General and appointed Commandant of Uganda Senior Command and Staff College at Kimaka, being the first military officer to serve in that capacity: 2004
 * Appointed Deputy Commander of Defence Forces in Uganda: 2005
 * Appointed Chairman of the General Court Martial: 2007

Other responsibilities
General Koreta led a Ugandan peace-keeping force to Liberia in the late 1990s.

Personal details
General Ivan Koreta is married. He is of the Anglican faith.