General Commander of the Military Forces (Colombia)
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Head of the Military Forces of Colombia
| General Commander of the Military Forces | |
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| Comandante General de las Fuerzas Militares de Colombia | |
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| Ministry of National Defense | |
| Reports to | Minister of National Defense |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | President |
| Website | Official website |
The general commander of the Military Forces is the professional head of the Military Forces of Colombia. He is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the Colombian military. The current commander is General Helder Giraldo Bonilla [es].
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| No. | Picture | Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Pinilla, GustavoGeneral Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975) | 1950 | 1 June 1951 | 0–1 years |  Colombian National Army | . |
| 2 |  | Gaitán, RéguloGeneral Régulo Gaitán | 1 June 1951 | 31 May 1953 | 1 year | Colombian National Army | . |
| (1) | | Pinilla, GustavoGeneral Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975) | 31 May 1953 | June 1953 | 0 years | Colombian National Army | . |
| 20 | | Zuniga, HernandoGeneral Hernando Camilo Zuniga | ? | 11 March 1996 | ? | Colombian National Army | . |
| 21 | | Delgado, HoldanAdmiral Holdan Delgado | 11 March 1996 | 1996 | 0 years |  Colombian National Navy | [1] |
| 22 | | Zuniga, HernandoGeneral Harold Bedoya Pizarro (1938–2017) | 1996 | 24 July 1997 | 0–1 years | Colombian National Army | . |
| 23 | | Mora, JorgeGeneral Jorge Enrique Mora [es] (born 1945) | 2002 | 2004 | 1–2 years | Colombian National Army | [2] |
| 24 | | Ovalle, CarlosGeneral Carlos Ospina Ovalle [es] (born 1947) | 2004 | 15 August 2006 | 1–2 years | Colombian National Army | . |
| 25 |  | León, FreddyGeneral Freddy Padilla de León (born 1948) | 15 August 2006 | 6 August 2010 | 3 years, 356 days | Colombian National Army | [3] |
| 26 | ![Edgar Cely [es]](#/media/File:Almirante_Edgar_Cely.jpg) | Cely, EdgarAdmiral Edgar Cely [es] (born 1952) | 6 August 2010 | 9 September 2011 | 1 year, 34 days | Colombian National Navy | [4] |
| 27 | ![Alejandro Navas [es]](#/media/File:General_Alejandro_Navas_Ramos.jpg) | Navas, AlejandroGeneral Alejandro Navas [es] (born 1956) | 9 September 2011 | 12 August 2013 | 1 year, 337 days | Colombian National Army | . |
| 28 | | Barrero, LeonardoGeneral Leonardo Barrero [es] (born 1960) | 12 August 2013 | 18 February 2014 | 190 days | Colombian National Army | . |
| 29 |  | Barragán, JuanGeneral Juan Pablo Rodríguez Barragán (born 1959) | 18 February 2014 | 4 December 2017 | 3 years, 289 days | Colombian National Army | [5] |
| 30 |  | Ferrero, AlbertoGeneral Alberto José Mejía Ferrero (born 1963) | 4 December 2017 | 14 December 2018 | 1 year, 10 days | Colombian National Army | . |
| 31 |  | Jiménez, LuisGeneral Luis Fernando Navarro Jiménez (born 1960) | 14 December 2018 | 26 August 2022 | 3 years, 255 days | Colombian National Army | [6] |
| 32 |  | Giraldo, HelderMajor General Helder Giraldo (born 1955) | 12 August 2022 | 9 July 2024 | 2 years, 25 days | Colombian National Army | [7][8] |
| 33 | | Cubides, FranciscoAdmiral Francisco Cubides (born 1966) | 9 July 2024 | 299 days | Colombian National Navy | [9][10] |
References
- ↑ Ramírez, María Clemencia (2011). Between the Guerrillas and the State: The Cocalero Movement, Citizenship, and Identity in the Colombian Amazon. Duke University Press. p. 140. ISBN 9780822350156. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ↑ Amat, Yamid (26 September 2015). "El acuerdo tiene el aval de todos los militares". eltiempo.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ "General Freddy Padilla de León new Military Forces Commander - National Army". www.ejercito.mil.co. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ↑ "Almirante Édgar Cely, nuevo Comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". ajacartagena.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 27 May 2011.
- ↑ Monrroy, Juan Carlos (18 February 2014). "El general Juan Pablo Rodríguez es el nuevo comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ↑ "Así quedó conformada la nueva cúpula militar". Radio Nacional de Colombia. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
- ↑ "Nuevo Comandante de las Fuerzas Militares, Mayor General Helder Fernán Giraldo Bonilla". Pares. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
- ↑ "Mayor General Helder Giraldo asume como Comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". Agencia Logística Fuerzas Militares. 26 August 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2022.
- ↑ Caicedo G, María Victoria (3 July 2025). "Petro nombra a un almirante de la Armada como comandante de las FF.MM., ¿funcionará el experimento?". El Colombiano. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ↑ Reyes Espinosa, Daniel Esteban (4 July 2024). "Un marinero que nació en Bogotá: este es el almirante Francisco Cubides, nuevo comandante de las Fuerzas Militares". Infobae. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
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