Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Ivory_Coast)

Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)

Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)

Head of the armed forces of Ivory Coast

The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'état-major des armées—CEMA) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast. The Chief of the Defence Staff is appointed by the President of Ivory Coast, who is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the Constitution.

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The current Chief of the Defence Staff is Army corps general Lassina Doumbia [fr], since 28 December 2018.[1]

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  1. Later staged the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état, and served as head of state from 1999 until 2000.
  2. Removed following the 2004 French–Ivorian clashes.
  3. Removed following the Second Ivorian Civil War.
  4. Previously served as the Chief of Staff of the rebel FNCI. Dismissed following the 2017 Ivory Coast mutinies.

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References

  1. [1]
    Vincent Duhem (4 April 2019). "General Lassina Doumbia, keeping the Ivorian army in line". The Africa Report. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. [2]
    Smaldone, Joseph P. (1992). "National Security". In Handloff, Robert Earl; Roberts, Thomas Duval (eds.). Cote d'Ivoire: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 184. LCCN 90-5878. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Mouvements à la tête de l'armée ivoirienne". Le Nouvel Observateur. 25 November 2004.
  4. [4]
    "Ivory Coast ex-rebel commander Bakayoko named army head". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  5. [5]
    Ange Aboa (9 January 2017). "Ivory Coast's president dismisses heads of army, police, gendarmes". Reuters. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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