Vigleik Eide
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Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav | |
| Other work | Ambassador to Lebanon and Syria |
Vigleik Eide (4 December 1933 – 30 October 2011) was a Norwegian diplomat and military officer, a General in the Norwegian Army who served two years as Chief of Defence of Norway, and four years as Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
Personal life
Eide was born in Fana as the son of Ivar Vigleiksson Eide and Serina B. Oma. He married Aase Nyhuus in 1962.[1] He died in October 2011.[2]
Career
Eide graduated from the
From 1993 he had various international assignments, and participated in the peace negotiations in Guatemala in 1994, and in the former Yugoslavia from 1995 to 1996 (the Dayton Agreement).[1] He was the Norwegian Ambassador to Lebanon and Syria from 1998 to 2001.[3][4]
Eide was decorated Commander with Star of the
References
- ^ a b c d e Moland, Arnfinn. "Vigleik Eide". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ Kolberg, Aud (10 November 2011). "Vigleik Eide (obituary)". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ Store norske leksikon(in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ a b "Forsvarssjefen" (in Norwegian). www.mil.no. Archived from the original on September 15, 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
External links
Media related to Vigleik Eide at Wikimedia Commons
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