| J. G. Maurice Baril | |
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| Born in 1943 | |
| Place of birth | Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Service/branch | |
| Years of service | 1963-2001 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal 22e Régiment |
| Commands held | Chief of the Defense Staff, Head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations, (United Nations), Commander, CTC Gagetown |
| Battles/wars | Cyprus |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Military Merit Canadian Forces Decoration |
| Other work | Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority, 2005-2007 |
Joseph Gérard Maurice Baril, C.M.M., CD (born September 22, 1943) is a former General in the Canadian Forces, a Military Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General & head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations from 1992 to 1997, and Chief of the Defence Staff in Canada from 1997 to 2001. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Royal 22e Régiment is an Infantry Regiment and the most famous Francophone organization of the Canadian Forces. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS ( French: le Chef d'état-major de la défense) is the senior member of the The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (or DPKO) is a department of the United Nations which is charged with the planning preparation management and direction The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security This article is about the military base known as CFB Gagetown headquartered in the town of Oromocto with an extensive training area in southwestern New Brunswick The Turkish invasion of Cyprus, launched on July 20 1974, was a Turkish Military operation against a coup which had been staged by the Cypriot The Order of Military Merit is an Order issued by Canada to members of the Canadian Forces, both Regular and Reserves who have demonstrated dedication The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian Award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA ( French: Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien, or ACSTA is a Canadian Crown corporation Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Order of Military Merit is an Order issued by Canada to members of the Canadian Forces, both Regular and Reserves who have demonstrated dedication The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian Award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the head of the Secretariat, one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (or DPKO) is a department of the United Nations which is charged with the planning preparation management and direction The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS ( French: le Chef d'état-major de la défense) is the senior member of the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
He was born in Saint-Albert-de-Warwick, Quebec in 1943 and studied at the University of Ottawa from 1961 to 1964, becoming an officer in the Canadian Army in 1963. Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk For the university in Ottawa Kansas see Ottawa University. The University of Ottawa or Université d'Ottawa in French Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Land Force Command ( LFC) is responsible for army operations within the Canadian Forces. Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
From 1968 to 1971, he served with The Canadian Airborne Regiment in Valcartier, Quebec and Edmonton, Alberta. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. The Canadian Airborne Regiment was a Canadian Forces formation created on April 8, 1968. Canadian Forces Base Valcartier is located 25 km north of Quebec City. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. He commanded land forces in Cyprus and Lahr, Germany, served at Department of National Defence headquarters in Ottawa and as Commander of the Combat Training Centre at CFB Gagetown. Cyprus (Κύπρος transliterated: Kýpros,; Kıbrıs officially the Republic of Cyprus (Κυπριακή Δημοκρατία Kypriakī́ Dīmokratía Lahr is a city in western Baden-Württemberg, Germany, approximately 38 km north of Freiburg in Breisgau and 100 km south of Karlsruhe Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. This article is about the military base known as CFB Gagetown headquartered in the town of Oromocto with an extensive training area in southwestern New Brunswick
He was appointed head of the Military Division of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations[1] (DPKO) at the UN in June 1992, where he was military advisor to then under-secretary for peacekeeping operations Kofi Annan[2]. The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (or DPKO) is a department of the United Nations which is charged with the planning preparation management and direction The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Kofi Atta Annan, GCMG (born 8 April 1938 is a Ghanaian Diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations Baril was in charge of the Military Division at DPKO during the Rwandan Genocide where his countryman General Roméo Dallaire was force commander of the UNAMIR. The Rwandan Genocide was the 1994 mass killing of hundreds of thousands of Rwanda 's minority Tutsis and the moderates of its Hutu majority Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, OC, CMM, GOQ, MSC, CD (born June 25, 1946 in The United Nations Assistance Mission for Rwanda ( UNAMIR) was a mission instituted by the United Nations to aid the implementation
In September 1997, Baril was appointed Chief of the Defence Staff by Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS ( French: le Chef d'état-major de la défense) is the senior member of the The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien, (generally known as Jean Chrétien) (born January 11, 1934) is a Canadian politician who was the twentieth Prime [1] Baril, along with American General Henry Shelton, was a signatory to the joint Canadian-American military exercise Amalgam Virgo in June 2001. Operation Amalgam Virgo is a CINCNORAD joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base Florida on early June 2001 [3] Amalgam Virgo has been cited as a dress rehearsal for the Vigilant Guardian and Global Guardian war games conducted during the 9/11 attacks. Operation Amalgam Virgo is a CINCNORAD joint task counter-terrorist and field training exercise (FTX carried out in Tyndall Air Force Base Florida on early June 2001 Global Guardian is an annual training exercise sponsored by the United States Strategic Command in conjunction with Air Force Space Command and NORAD. Global Guardian is an annual training exercise sponsored by the United States Strategic Command in conjunction with Air Force Space Command and NORAD. [4] He retired from the Canadian Forces on July 18, 2001. The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence
In 2002, he led the Canadian board of inquiry into the "friendly fire" incident on April 17, 2002 near Kandahar, Afghanistan. Friendly fire or non-hostile fire, a term originally adopted by the United States military, refers to fire from one's own side or allied forces as This is a Timeline of the history of Afghanistan in April 2002. For the 2001 film see Kandahar (film; for the Kandahar meteorite of 1959 see Meteorite falls; for the places in Azerbaijan see Cəndəhar and Afghanistan /æfˈgænɪstæn/ officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan ( Pashto: د افغانستان اسلامي جمهوریت,
Maurice Baril was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA) in 2005, but resigned in January 2007. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA ( French: Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien, or ACSTA is a Canadian Crown corporation The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority (CATSA ( French: Administration canadienne de la sûreté du transport aérien, or ACSTA is a Canadian Crown corporation [2]
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| Preceded by Larry Murray | Chief of the Defence Staff 1997-2001 | Succeeded by Raymond Henault |