Is called Diodato Abagnara and from Next Tuesday, June 24thit will be the new Unifil commanderthe United Nations Mission created in 1978 and present in South border of Lebanon as a force of interposition. Class 1970the general is the fifth Italian in history to play this role, after Claudio Graziano, Paolo Serra, Luciano Portolano – current Chief of Staff of Defense – And Stefano del Col.
Originally from Pagansin the province of SalernoAbagnara will take the place of the Spanish Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz and will coordinate the work of almost 10,000 soldiers from 48 countriesof which 1,000 from Italy. It is the second contingent more full -bodied after that Indonesian. The general has one long professional career behind, with assignments in Italy and abroad. Was Company commander in Albania, Fruit salad And Kosovo. In the latter operating theater it was also Cimic Managerthe military structure that deals with the cooperation with the civilian population.
He recently held the role of commander And President of the Military Technical Committee for Lebanon. Previously it was also Head of staff division And Councilor of the Chief of Staff of Defense at the Defense General Staff, commander of a infantry brigade And Head of the Official Office Office. From the 2018 to 2019Furthermore, it was also Commander of the West Sector of Unifil.
Abagnara also achieved four degrees: Political sciences in Turin, International and diplomatic science in Trieste, Management and business communication to Teramo and finally, Strategic sciences Always in Turin. His curriculum also boasts Six Masterincluding Jurisprudence, Computer security, International strategic studies And Digital leadership. In the 2010 is awarded the Bronze cross for the army merit while, in the following years, the appointment first arrives to Knight then a Official and finally a Commendatore of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic. In the 2020 is awarded the Silver cross to the merit of the armywhile in 2021 And Knight of the military order. Always in 2020In the end, Pope Francis gives him the honor of Knight of Grand Croce of the Equestrian Order of San Silvestro Papa precisely for his commitment in the Unifil missionwhere he guided the Peacekeeper of the Bersaglieri Garibaldi brigade.