Miroslav Stojanovski (Macedonian: Мирослав Стојановски; born 10 July 1959) is a Macedonian military officer who holds the rank of lieutenant general and was the longest-serving Chief of General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (2005–2011).
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Native name | Мирослав Стојановски |
Birth name | Miroslav Stojanovski |
Born | Skopje, PR Macedonia, FPR Yugoslavia | July 10, 1959
Allegiance | ![]() (1974–1991) ![]() (1991–present) |
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Years of service | 1974–present |
Rank | Lieutenant general |
Commands | Army of the Republic of Macedonia |
Battles/wars | Croatian War of Independence |
Awards | Legion of Merit[1] |
In 2013 he was appointed as the Macedonian military attache to NATO and the EU.[2]
Military career
editPositions:
- Commander of a military police platoon (1982–1984)
- Commander of the Military Police (1984–1989)
- Commander of counterterrorism regiment (1989–1991)
- Deputy Commander of Military Police Battalion (1991–1992)
- Head of Department of Military Police Department of Intelligence and Security in the Ministry of Defense (1992–1994)
- Commander of the Unit for Special Purposes, Ministry of Defense (1994–1998)
- General Staff Officer (1998-1999)
- Deputy Chief of the Department for Strategic Research Staff (1999–2000)
- Head of the Department of Physical Education in Military Academy (2000–2001)
- Commander of 1st Mechanized Infantry Brigade (2001–2003)
- Deputy Chief of Staff for operations (2003–2005)
- Chief of the General Staff of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia (2005-2011)
Ranks:
- Junior Lieutenant (1982)
- Lieutenant (1983)
- Captain (1986)
- Captain 1st Class (1990)
- Major (1991)
- Lieutenant Colonel (1994)
- Colonel (1998)
- Brigadier General (2001)
- Major General (2003)
- Lieutenant General (2006)
References
edit- ^ History of the ARM - 2011. Army of the Republic of Macedonia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Мирослав Стојановски воено аташе во Брисел (in Macedonian). Republika. Published 16 August 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2016.