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Mario Montoya Uribe (born April 29, 1949 in Buga, Valle del Cauca) was a Colombian military General and Commander of the Colombian National Army (Spanish: Ejercito Nacional de Colombia) until his resignation on November 4th, 2008 following a scandal involving the deaths of 11 civilians at the hands of the military. Montoya holds a graduate title in Top management from the Los Andes University (Colombia). He has trained in armored vehicles courses in Fort Knox, Kentucky and served as the Army, Navy and Air Attaché in the Colombian Embassy at the United Kingdom in London, England. Montoya was succeeded by General Óscar González on November 6, 2008 as Commander of the Colombian National Army.
During Montoya's military career he has commanded the following units of the Colombian National Army:
The following honors have been bestowed upon Mario Montoya Uribe for his service: