National_Gendarmerie_(Burkina_Faso)

National Gendarmerie (Burkina Faso)

National Gendarmerie (Burkina Faso)

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The National Gendarmerie (Gendarmerie Nationale) is the national gendarmerie force of Burkina Faso. It is one of the two national police forces, alongside the civilian National Police force.[1]

A gendarme in front of an ACMAT Bastion in front of the presidential palace in Ouagadougou at the end of the 2015 Burkinabé coup d'état attempt.

The service is a branch of the Burkina Faso military acting under the authority of the Minister of Defence.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    https://police.gov.bf
  2. [2]
    La Police nationale du Burkina Faso. Interpol, 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.


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