Mario Montoya Uribe

Mario Montoya Uribe
Gen Mario Montoya
Born	April 29, 1949 Buga, Valle del Cauca)
Allegiance	Colombia
Service/branch	Army
Rank	General
Commands held	Company Commander at the Military School of Cadets No. 5 Cavalry Group Commander (Cúcuta, N.S.) No. 4 Intelligence Battalion (Villavicencio, Meta) Cavalry School Director Operative Command No. 9 Commander (Bagre, Antioquia) 18th Brigade Commander, (Arauca). Commander of the Caribbean Joint Command Army Intelligence Director Joint Task Force of the South Commander Fourth Brigade Commander First Division Commander
Battles/wars	Colombian Armed Conflict
Awards	Order of the Libertadores "Cruz de Boyacá" Distinguished Services in Public Order for first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time. Order to the Military Merit Gral. Antonio Nariño, in the Officer and Commander categories Distinguished services from the Marine Corps Order to the Military Merit Admiral Padilla Order to the Aeronautical Military Merit Order to the Military Merit from the Lancer’s School United States of America Army Medal Order from the Chamber of Representatives Distinguished services to the National Police for first and second time Distinguished services to the Military School Distinguished services to the National Police in the category of Commander for second time Medal from the Non Commissioned Officer’s School Medal from the Military School of cadets Order from the Congress Service Badges for 15, 20,25 and 30 years

Company Commander at the Military School of Cadets
No. 5 Cavalry Group Commander (Cúcuta, N.S.)
No. 4 Intelligence Battalion (Villavicencio, Meta)
Cavalry School Director
Operative Command No. 9 Commander (Bagre, Antioquia)
18th Brigade Commander, (Arauca).
Commander of the Caribbean Joint Command
Army Intelligence Director
Joint Task Force of the South Commander
Fourth Brigade Commander

Order of the Libertadores "Cruz de Boyacá"
Distinguished Services in Public Order for first, second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth time.
Order to the Military Merit Gral. Antonio Nariño, in the Officer and Commander categories
Distinguished services from the Marine Corps
Order to the Military Merit Admiral Padilla
Order to the Aeronautical Military Merit Order to the Military Merit from the Lancer’s School
United States of America Army Medal
Order from the Chamber of Representatives
Distinguished services to the National Police for first and second time
Distinguished services to the Military School
Distinguished services to the National Police in the category of Commander for second time
Medal from the Non Commissioned Officer’s School
Medal from the Military School of cadets
Order from the Congress

Mario Montoya Uribe (born 29 April 1949) is a former Colombian military General and Commander of the Colombian National Army (Spanish: Ejército Nacional de Colombia) until his resignation on November 4, 2008 following the 'false positives' 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.