Gustavo Fajardo

Gustavo Fajardo
Chief of the Defence Staff of Uruguay
In office
1 January 2021 – 11 March 2022
PresidentLuis Lacalle Pou
Preceded byMarcelo Montaner
Succeeded byRodolfo Pereyra Martínez
Personal details
BornGustavo Nelson Fajardo Bustamante
(1962-08-22) August 22, 1962
Alma materEscuela Militar de Uruguay
Military service
Allegiance Uruguay
Branch/service National Army of Uruguay
Years of service1982 —present
RankGeneral
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Gustavo Nelson Fajardo Bustamante (born 22 August 1962) is a Uruguayan Army General who served as Chief of the Defence Staff of the Uruguayan Armed Forces from 2021 to 2022.

Born on August 22, 1962, in Aiguá, Maldonado Department, he is the brother of Arturo Fajardo, a Roman Catholic cleric and current bishop of Salto. Graduated from the Military School as Alférez of the Cavalry in 1982, he has served as Commander of the 4th. Army Division, and as Director of the Military Institute of Weapons and Specialties (IMAE).