Ivan Koreta
General Ivan Koreta | |
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Koreta (left) | |
| Born | 15 October 1955 |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Kiira College Butiki (East African Certificate of Education) Old Kampala Secondary School (East African Advanced Certificate of Education) Uganda Junior Staff College (Senior Non-Commissioned Officers Course) Makambako Administration Officers College, Tanzania (Battalion Administrative Officer Course) University of Ibadan (MSc Strategic Studies) |
| Occupation | Military officer |
| Years active | Since 1977 |
Ivan Koreta (born 15 October 1955) is a Ugandan retired military officer, diplomat and legislator. He is a retired general in the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF) and a former representative for the armed forces in the Parliament of Uganda, where he served as a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Committee on Presidential Affairs.
Koreta has been a member of the armed forces since 1981. He most recently served as the deputy chief of defence forces, the second-highest position in the UPDF, from 2005 to 2013. He also served from 2006 until 2009 as the chairman of the General Court Martial, the second-highest military court in Uganda.