Emmanuel A. Erskine
| Emmanuel Alexander Erskine | |
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| 1st Commander of UNIFIL | |
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In office March 1978 – February 1981 |
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| Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. William O'Callaghan |
| 19th Commander of UNTSO | |
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In office 1981–1986 |
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| Preceded by | Erkki Raine Kaira |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. William O'Callaghan |
| 15th Commander of UNTSO | |
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In office January 1976 – March 1978 |
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| Preceded by | Colonel Keith D. Howard |
| Succeeded by | Lt. Gen. William O'Callaghan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 January 1937 Kumasi, Ghana |
| Political party | People's Heritage Party (defunct) |
| Profession | Soldier |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ghana |
| Service/branch | Ghana army |
| Years of service | 1960 - 1986 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | Chief of Army Staff |
Lieutenant General Emmanuel Alexander Erskine (born 19 January 1937) is a retired Ghanaian soldier and politician. He is a former Chief of Army Staff of the Ghana army. He is also a former commander of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) and the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).
Erskine trained in various military institutions in the United Kingdom. He had telecommunications training at the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst in England, completing in 1960. He was also at the Staff College, Camberley in 1968. He also trained at the Royal College of Defence Studies in 1968 and 1972.
Erskine was commissioned at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, in December 1960 into the Signal Corps of the Ghana army. Erskine has served in various capacities with the Ghana army. He was Commanding Officer of the Ghana Signals Regiment and later Director of Communications with the Ghana Ministry of Defence. He later became Director for Operations and Planning at the same Ministry from 1971 to 1972. He was the Chief of Army Staff briefly between January and February 1972. He again held the same position from February 1973 to April 1974.
Erskine served as the Chief of Staff and Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Emergency Force Two (UNEF 2) from 1974 to 1976 in Egypt. He was then appointed as the Chief of Staff of UNTSO in Israel between January 1976 and April 1978. He subsequently became the first commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) between 1978 and 1981. Erskine again occupied the position of Chief of Staff of UNTSO and was also the United Nations Secretary General's Representative for Matters relating to UN Peacekeeping Operations in the Middle East from February 1981 to May 1986.
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