National Gendarmerie (Burkina Faso)

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A gendarme in front of an ACMAT Bastion in front of the presidential palace in Ouagadougou at the end of the 2015 Burkinabe coup d'etat attempt. Soldat burkinabe devant le palais presidentiel, Ouagadougou.jpg
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]

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

Ranks

Rank groupGeneral / flag officersSenior officersJunior officers
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkinabè National Gendarmerie
Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg Blank.svg
Général d'armée Général de corps d'armée Général de division Général de brigade Colonel-major Colonel Lieutenant-colonel Commandant Capitaine Lieutenant Sous-lieutenant
Rank groupSenior NCOsJunior NCOsEnlisted
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkinabè National Gendarmerie
Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-9b.svg Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-9a.svg Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-8.svg Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-6b.svg Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-6a.svg Burkinabe Gendarmerie OR-1.svg
Adjudant major Adjudant-chef Adjudant Maréchal-des-logis-chef Maréchal-des-logis Gendarme

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Police Nationale du Burkina Faso - Accueil". Archived from the original on 2017-11-21. Retrieved 2025-05-12.
  2. ↑ La Police nationale du Burkina Faso. Interpol, 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.


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