What is Benon Biraaro?
[[File:Benon Biraaro.jpg|thumb|200px|Biraaro in [[Kampala]], 2014]] '''Benon Biraaro''' (1 March 1958 – 12 February 2020) was a [[Uganda]]n [[military officer]]. He was a high-ranking commander in the [[Uganda People's Defence Force]] (UPDF). He served as the commandant of the [[Uganda Senior Command and Staff College]] in [[Kimaka]], [[Jinja, Uganda|Jinja]]. In 2016, he ran for [[president of Uganda]] on behalf of the [[Farmers' Party of Uganda|Farmers' Party]]. Biraaro was born in [[Isingiro District]]. He attended [[Makerere University]], in [[Kampala]], and [[Cranfield University]] in the [[United Kingdom]]. On 12 February 2020, Biraaro died of [[colon cancer]] in Kampala. He was 61.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/Former-Presidential-candidate-Benon-Biraro-succumbs-colon-cancer/688334-5452798-hduv6/index.html|title=Gen Benon Biraaro succumbs to colon cancer|work=Daily Monitor|date=12 February 2020|access-date=12 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Biraaro, Benon}} [[Category:1958 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:African military people]] [[Category:Ugandan politicians]] [[Category:People from Kampala]] [[Category:Makerere University alumni]] {{Bio-stub}}