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
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre i ...
. The Chief of the Defence Staff is appointed by the
President of Ivory Coast
This article lists the heads of state of Ivory Coast, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, since the country gained independence from France in 1960. Alassane Ouattara has been serving as President of Ivory Coast since 4 December 2010.
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, who is the
commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces according to the
Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princ ...
.
The current Chief of the Defence Staff is Army corps general , since 28 December 2018.
List of chiefs of the defence staff
Notes
See also
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Armed Forces of the Republic of Ivory Coast
The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (french: Forces Armées de Cote d'Ivoire; "FACI")
are the armed forces of Ivory Coast.
History
The Ivorian military has its roots in the colonial armed forces of French West Africa, which were headquartered ...
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