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Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants [+] Print this page

Also known as: M.D.N.A.C.| Ministry of Defence [+]

Country: Burkina Faso [+]

Classified as: Gendarmerie  Military [+]

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Subsidiaries

Name Other Names Classification First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Forces Armées Nationales [+] Armed Forces [+]
Armée Nationale [+]
FAN [+] 		Air Force [+]
Army [+]
Gendarmerie [+]
Military [+] 		May 2010 [+] 14 November 2016 [+]

Personnel

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Name Rank Role Official Title First Cited Date Last Cited Date
Jean-Claude Bouda [+] None Commander [+] Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combatants [+] 31 August 2018 [+]
Blaise Compaore [+] None Commander [+] Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combatants [+] 2011 [+] 13 October 2015 [+]
Chérif Sy [+] None Commander [+] Ministre de la Défense et des Anciens Combatants [+] 28 January 2019 [+]

Sources

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Publication Date Publisher Publication Title Access Date Archive Link
May 2010 Institute of Development Studies "Security Systems in Francophone Africa" 11 January 2019
14 November 2016 Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso Gendarmerie Nationale de Burkina Faso - organigramme 11 February 2019
26 February 2019 Le Faso Burkina Faso : L’opposition interroge le président Kaboré sur ses propos lors de sa visite en Allemagne 26 February 2019
02 September 2018 L'Observateur Paalga MILITAIRES TUÉS SUR L’AXE FADA-PAMA : DERNIÈRE DEMEURE, CIMETIÈRE DE GOUNGHIN 16 January 2019
12 August 2018 Présidence du Faso Président du Faso 26 February 2019
13 October 2015 Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants L'organigramme 25 February 2019
13 October 2015 Ministère de la Défense Nationale et des Anciens Combattants Historique 15 December 2018
15 January 2015 Amnesty International "Just what were they thinking when they shot at people?” Crackdown on anti-government protests in Burkina Faso. Index number: AFR 60/001/2015. 22 February 2019
28 January 2019 Jeune Afrique Burkina : au moins quatre militaires tués à Nassoumbou, près de la frontière malienne 21 April 2020
11 June 2012 Gouvernement du Burkina Faso Burkina Faso: Constitution 28 April 2020