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{{Short description|Kenyan military officer (born 1951)}}
{{EngvarB|date=May 2013}}
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{{Infobox military person
| name = Julius Waweru Karangi
| image = 140715-D-KC128-131 Martin E. Dempsey talks with Kenyan Chief of Defense Force Gen. Julius Waweru Karangi.jpg
| caption = Karangi (right) with U.S. Army generalGeneral [[Martin Dempsey]] at the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]]
| birth_place-Nyeri Town , = [[Nyeri]], [[British DistrictKenya]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|04|28|df=yes}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Kenya Defence Chief – General (Dr.) Julius Waweru Karangi; Career Profile |url=https://intelligencebriefs.com/general-dr-julius-waweru-karangi-career-profile/ |website=Strategic Intelligence |access-date=15 March 2021 |date=13 April 2015}}</ref>
| death_place =
| nickname =
| allegiance = {{flag|Kenya}}
| branch =[[File:Kenya Airforce logo.png|20px]][[Kenya Air Force]]<br>[[File:Flag of the Kenya Defence Forces.svg|20px]] [[Kenya Defence Forces]]
| serviceyears = 1973-May 4th 2015
|rank=[[General]]
| rank = [[General]]
| commands = {{ubl|[[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]]<br>|Vice Chief of Defence Forces<br>|[[Commander of the Air Force (Kenya)|Commander of the [[Kenya Air Force]] }}
| unit =
| battles = {{Tree list}}
*[[Operation Linda Nchi]]
|awards={{plainlist|
{{Tree list/end}}
| awards = {{plainlist|
* Elder of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya
* Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear
* [[Legion of Merit]]
}}
| family =
| laterwork =
}}
General '''Julius Waweru Karangi''' is(born a28 retiredApril General1951) ofis thea Kenyaretired DefenseKenyan Forces.military Untilofficer May 4th 2015 hewho was the [[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]]. The [[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]] is the highest-ranking military officer inof the [[Kenya Defence Forces]] andfrom the2011 principaluntil military adviser to the [[President of Kenya|President of the Republic of Kenya]] and the [[National Security Council]]2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201107150424.html |title=Kenya: Karangi is New Military Boss |work=The Star |publisher=allAfrica.com |date=14 July 2011 |first=Andrew |last=Teyie |accessdate=2013-09-27}}</ref>
 
==Military career==
Julius Karangi joined the [[Kenya Air Force]] in 1973. He went on to traintrained as a Cadetcadet in the UKUnited wherebyKingdom heand was commissioned as an officer in 1974. After gettingHe qualified as a Flightflight Navigatornavigator in October 1975, heand was postedassigned to the Flying Wing of the Kenya Air Force working as a Navigator.<ref name="capitalfm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2011/07/through-the-ranks-to-head-defence-forces/ |title=Through the ranks to head defence forces &#124; Capital News |publisher=Capitalfm.co.ke |date=2011-07-14 |accessdate=2013-09-27}}</ref>
 
* 1995-Commander of a Kenya Air Force Base, [[Moi Air Base]]
* 1997- Commander of the Kenya Air Force Logistics Command
* 1998-Chief of Procurement of the [[Kenya Defence Forces]]
* 1999- in chargeHead of Trainingtraining, Doctrinedoctrine and Procurement for the [[Kenya Defence Forces]]procurement at the office of the Assistant Chief of Defence Forces at Defence Headquarters.<ref name="capitalfm1"/>
* 2000 – Commandant of the Defence Staff College
*2000-2003:Commandant Defence Staff College, Karen rank of Major General, after which he was appointed
* 2003-2005:Commander of the [[Kenya Air Force]]
*August 2005: promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General and Vice Chief of Defence Forces, Defence Headquarters.<ref name="capitalfm1"/>
* 2011 – Chief of the General Staff
 
* 2015 – Retirement<ref name="capitalfm1"/>
==Chief of the Defence Force==
On 13 July 2011 he was promoted to the rank of General and appointed the new [[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces (CDF)]] ,a post he held until his retirement from military service on May 4th 2015.<ref name="capitalfm1"/>
 
==Honours and awards==
General Karangi has received the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya,<ref name="Bio">{{cite web | url=http://www.mod.go.ke/?p=3039 | title=General (Dr.) Julius Karangi ‘EGH’'EGH' ‘CBS’'CBS' ‘DCO’'DCO' ‘ndc’'ndc' ‘psc’'psc'(K) | publisher=Kenyan Ministry of Defence | accessdate=23 July 2014}}</ref> the Order of the Burning Spear as well asand the [[Legion of Merit]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.defense.gov/PhotoEssays/PhotoEssayImage.aspx?id=116884&name=Dempsey%20Welcomes%20Kenyan%20Chief%20of%20Defense|title = Photo Gallery}}</ref>
 
==References==
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{{s-bef|before=S KMaj Gen Simon Kiplimo Muttai}}
{{s-ttl|title=Commander of the [[Kenyan Air Force]]|years=2003 - 20052003–2005}}
{{Ss-aft|after=H Maj Gen Harold M Tangai}}
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{{s-bef|before= position created under the new constitution of Kenya }}
{{s-ttl|title=[[Chief of the General Staff (Kenya)|Chief of the Defence Forces]]|years=2011–2015}}
{{s-aft|after=[[Samson Mwathethe]]}}
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{{Persondata
| NAME = Karangi, Julius Waweru
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Kenyan general
| DATE OF BIRTH =28 April 1951
| PLACE OF BIRTH =Nyeri Town
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Karangi, Julius Waweru}}
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[[Category:Elders of the Order of the Golden Heart of Kenya]]
[[Category:Chiefs of the Order of the Burning Spear]]
[[Category:Flight navigators]]
[[Category:1951 births]]