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 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]
The service is a branch of the Burkina Faso military acting under the authority of the Minister of Defence.[2]
Ranks
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| Général d'armée | Général de corps d'armée | Général de division | Général de brigade | Colonel-major | Colonel | Lieutenant-colonel | Commandant | Capitaine | Lieutenant | Sous-lieutenant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Adjudant-major | Adjudant-chef | Adjudant | Maréchal des Logis-Chef | Maréchal des Logis | Gendarme | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
See also
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References
- ↑ https://police.gov.bf
- ↑ La Police nationale du Burkina Faso. Interpol, 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
External links
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