Gustavo Fajardo

During his career as an Army Officer, he served in the No. 8, No. 5 and No. 9 Cavalry Regiments, the position of "Commander of Tank Squadron and Mechanized Reconnaissance Squadron"; while in the No. 7 and No. 8 Cavalry Regiments, he served as "Section Commander". He was Second Chief of the "Patria" Armored Cavalry Regiment No. 8, Chief of the Aceguá Detachment and Operations and Instruction Officer of the Regiment, and Commander of the No. 3 Cavalry Brigade.

In 2002 he served as a military observer in the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and in 2012 in the Ivory Coast. From 2015 to 2016 he served as Director of the Military Institute of Weapons and Specialties (IMAE). A year later he presided over a Special Honor Court that tried José Nino Gavazzo.{{Cite web|last=Observador|first=El|title=Presidente de Tribunal se sintió "prácticamente violado" al conocer que caso Gavazzo no había ido a la Justicia|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/presidente-de-tribunal-se-sintio-practicamente-violado-al-conocer-que-caso-gavazzo-no-habia-ido-a-la-justicia-202091014310|access-date=2021-12-24|website=El Observador}} The then President Tabaré Vázquez asked the Senate for approval to promote Fajardo's mandatory retirement.{{Cite web|title=Uruguay cesa al jefe del Ejército por omitir la confesión del exmilitar Gavazzo|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/america/politica/uruguay-cesa-al-jefe-del-ejercito-por-omitir-la-confesion-exmilitar-gavazzo/20000035-3941315|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.efe.com|language=es}} Finally, the proposal was not approved because 3/5 of the votes were needed, that is, 18; however, only 16 were registered in favor.{{Cite web|title=Parlamento trata destitución de cuatro generales pero se sabe que no están los votos|url=https://www.subrayado.com.uy/parlamento-trata-destitucion-cuatro-generales-pero-se-sabe-que-no-estan-los-votos-n533738|access-date=2021-12-24|website=subrayado.com.uy|language=es-UY}}{{Cite web|date=2019-05-15|title=Oposición rechazó destituir a generales ante quienes Gavazzo reconoció desapariciones y torturas|url=https://www.lr21.com.uy/politica/1400506-senado-venia-retiro-generales-ejercito-gavazzo-dictadura|access-date=2021-12-24|website=LARED21|language=es}}

In 2018 he succeeded General Julio Macías as Commander of the 4th. Army Division, the section that is in charge of the tasks carried out by the land branch of the Armed Forces in the departments of Lavalleja, Rocha, Maldonado, Treinta y Tres and Cerro Largo.{{Cite web|last=ElPais|title=Delegado militar ante los Estados Unidos|url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/delegado-militar-estados-unidos.html|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Diario EL PAIS Uruguay|language=spanish}}{{Cite web|title=En la División de Ejército IV funcionaron 588 puestos fijos y móviles desde el inicio del patrullaje fronterizo|url=https://www.gub.uy/ministerio-defensa-nacional/comunicacion/noticias/division-ejercito-iv-funcionaron-588-puestos-fijos-moviles-desde-inicio-del|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Ministerio de Defensa Nacional|language=es}} He remained in office until 2019, when he was succeeded by Luis E. González.{{Cite web|title=Luis E. González asumió como comandante de la División de Ejercito IV|url=http://www.primerapagina.com.uy/2020/02/luis-e-gonzalez-asumio-como-comandante.html|access-date=2021-12-24}}

From March 2 to October 15, 2020, he served as a military attaché, as head of the Armed Forces Mission at the Embassy of the Uruguay in the United States, as well as head of the Uruguayan delegation to the Inter-American Defense Board and as an advisor to the Permanent Representation of Uruguay to the Organization of American States.{{Cite web|title=Resolución del Ministerio de Defensa Nacional y el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores - Montevideo, 31 de marzo de 2020.|url=https://medios.presidencia.gub.uy/legal/2020/resoluciones/03/mdn_22.pdf}}{{Cite web|title=DiarioOficial {{!}} No. 30.418 - 17 April 2020|url=https://www.impo.com.uy/diariooficial/2020/04/17/documentos.pdf}} In November 2020, he took office as Director of the Army Teaching System and General Director of the Military Institute for Higher Studies (IMES), succeeding Ricardo Fernández.{{Cite web|last=Observador|first=El|title=Ejército: el comandante pide asumir responsabilidad por dictadura|url=https://www.elobservador.com.uy/nota/ejercito-el-comandante-pide-asumir-responsabilidad-por-dictadura-202011622210|access-date=2021-12-24|website=El Observador}}{{Cite web|title=Puesta en Posesión del Cargo al nuevo Director General del S.E.E. y del I.M.E.S. - 05NOV20 {{!}} I.M.E.S.|url=http://www.imes.edu.uy/noticia22.html|access-date=2021-12-24|website=www.imes.edu.uy}}

In January 2021, after the mandatory retirement of Marcelo Montaner, he was appointed as Chief of the Defence Staff of Uruguay by President Lacalle Pou.{{Cite web|last=Infodefensa.com|first=Revista Defensa|title=El general Gustavo Fajardo asume el mando del Estado Mayor de la Defensa de Uruguay|url=https://www.infodefensa.com/texto-diario/mostrar/3125751/general-gustavo-fajardo-asume-mando-estado-mayor-defensa-uruguay|access-date=2021-12-24|website=Infodefensa|language=es}} On February 26, 2022, the Ministry of National Defense announced that Fajardo had requested retirement for "personal reasons" and therefore submitted his resignation from the position.{{Cite web |last=ElPais |title=El general del Ejército Gustavo Fajardo pidió pase a retiro por "razones personales", informó Defensa |url=https://www.elpais.com.uy/informacion/politica/general-ejercito-gustavo-fajardo-pidio-pase-retiro-razones-personales-informo-defensa.html |access-date=2022-10-23 |website=Diario EL PAIS Uruguay |language=spanish}}

He is married to Pilar Varela Baldovinos and has two children: Fabiana and Federico.{{Cite web|title=Curriculum Vitae of Gustavo Fajardo|url=http://www.imes.edu.uy/uploads/CV_oficiales/CV%20Gral%20Fajardo.pdf}}

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Category:1962 births

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