Ivan Koreta

Ivan Koreta
Ivan Koreta (left)
Born	1964 (age 52–53) Uganda
Residence	Kampala, Uganda
Nationality	Ugandan
Citizenship	Uganda
Occupation	Military Officer
Years active	1977 — present
Known for	Military Matters
Home town	Mbarara

Lieutenant General Ivan Koreta (born 1964) is an Ugandan military officer and diplomat. He previously served as the deputy chief of defence forces (DCDF), the second-highest position in the Ugandan military. He served in that capacity from 2005 until 2013, when was replaced by Lieutenant General Charles Angina. He also concurrently served as the chairman of the General Court Martial, the second-highest military court in Uganda. He served in that capacity between 2006 and 2009.

Koreta was born in 1964 in Mbarara District.

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.

Over the years, since the NRA captured power and was subsequently transformed into the Uganda People's Defence Force, Koreta has served in various roles including the following:

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

General Ivan Koreta is married with 3 children. He is of the Anglican faith.