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Senegalese Army officer

For the footballer, see Mbaye Diagne (footballer).

Mbaye Diagne (18 March &#;&#; 31 May ) was a Senegalese military officer who served in Rwanda as a United Nations military observer from to During the Rwandan genocide, he undertook many missions on his own initiative to save the lives of civilians.

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Diagne was born in Senegal. After graduating from the University of Dakar, he enrolled in the Senegalese Army's École Nationale des Officiers d'Active. He completed his schooling the following year and eventually attained the rank of captain.

He was given command of the 3rd Company of the 6th Infantry Battalion and fought in the Casamance conflict from to

That year, Diagne was sent to Rwanda as part of an Organisation of African Unity military observer team tasked with monitoring the Rwandan Civil War, a conflict fought between the Hutu-dominated government and the Tutsi-led Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF).

Later, he was assigned to the Un