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Moldovan military officer

Igor Gorgan (born 2 August 1969) is a Moldovan military officer who served as the Chief of the General Staff of Moldova.^[1]

Biography

He was born on 2 August 1969 in Dubăsari. At the age of 18, he joined the Soviet Army, immediately attending the Combined Arms Higher Military School in Novosibirsk until 1991. Upon graduation, he immediately took up a position in an airborne division in Bolgrad, Ukraine. From 1992 to 1995, he was the commander of a guard company in the Ștefan cel Mare 2nd Motorized Infantry Brigade. From 2001 to 2002, he was a student at the United States Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth. Beginning in 2003, he took part in NATO-led international missions in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia and Iraq. After he returned to Moldova in 2006, he became an official in the training directorate. In 2013, he was appointed by President Timofti to the post of Chief of National Army General Staff. His dismissal would be the result of an ongoing feud with Defence Minister Anatol Șalaru.^[2] Upon his dismissal, he became an aide to defense ministers Eugen Sturza and Anatol Șalaru. From 2018 to 2019, he was Chief of Strategic Studies at the Alexandru cel Bun Military Academy. On 1 July 2019, days after the national constitutional crisis and the appointment of the Sandu Cabinet, he was made the Chief of the General Staff by President Igor Dodon, replacing Igor Cutie.^[3][4] Dodon presented Gorgan to the commander’s office of the National Army on 8 July.^[5][6]

According to Russian media,^[7] Igor Gorgan was recruited by the Russian GRU and served as an informant from 2004 to 2024. Despite officially not working for the Defense Ministry, he had multiple officers reporting to him and was very active after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Gorgan was stripped of his rank and medals after news of his spying came out.^[8] He was charged with treason by Moldovan authorities on 19 September 2024.^[9]
From 2023 till 2024 Igor Gorgan was workking in UNHCR Moldova as Field Assistanе, his supervisor was Catalina Andrea Silva Sampaio an UNHCR officer originated from Brasil. The regions under the responsibility of Igor Gorgan were such regions as Gagauzia and the regions near if it and from january 2024 as Security Officer after 6th of June 2024 Igor Gorgan was kindly asked to leave the office of UNHCR and for next 12 months he was still receiving contributions

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