caption serviceyears commands birth_place allegiance birth_date rank article_title name
lgen jaime de los santos afp 1969-2002 commanding general of the philippine army nueva ecija , philippines republic of the philippines april 1946 lieutenant general jaime de los santos
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jaime de los santos

jaime de los santos -lrb- born april 1946 in nueva Écija , philippines -rrb- is a retired military general in the philippines .
he joined the philippine army in 1969 after graduating from the philippine military academy with a degree bachelor of science in military engineering .
de los santos later on served as a brigade commander , chief of staff and commanding general of an infantry division and superintendent of the philippine military academy .
in 2000 , united nations secretary-general kofi annan appointed de los santos as the supreme commander of the united nations ' international force east timor -lrb- interfet -rrb- and later as the supreme commander of the united nations transitional administration in east timor -lrb- untaet -rrb- international peacekeeping force in east timor .
he was the first filipino officer to lead an international peacekeeping force in foreign soil .
in 2001 , president gloria macapagal-arroyo appointed de los santos as the chief of staff and the commanding general of the philippine army of the armed forces of the philippines .
he retired from military service on april 2002 .
