Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)
Chief of the Defence Staff of Ivory Coast | |
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Chef d'état-major des armées de la Côte d'Ivoire | |
Incumbent Army corps general since 28 December 2018 | |
Armed Forces | |
Type | Chief of staff |
Status | Senior-most officer |
Abbreviation | CEMA |
Appointer | President of Ivory Coast Alassane Ouattara |
Term length | Not fixed |
Inaugural holder | Army corps general |
Formation | 1960 |
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.
The current Chief of the Defence Staff is Army corps general [1]
, since 28 December 2018.List of chiefs of the defence staff[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of the Defence Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Ref |
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1 | (1916–1990) | Army corps general1960 | 1974 | 13–14 years | Army | – | |
2 | Ibrahima Coulibaly | Army corps general1974 | 1979 | 4–5 years | Army | – | |
3 | Bertin Zézé Baroan | Divisional general1979 | 1987 | 7–8 years | Army | – | |
4 | Félix Ory | Brigadier general1987 | 1990 | 2–3 years | Army | – | |
5 | Robert Guéï (1941–2002) [a] | Brigadier general1990 | 1995 | 4–5 years | Army | – | |
6 | Lassana Timité | Vice admiral1995 | 1999 | 3–4 years | Navy | – | |
7 | Soumaïla Diabagaté | Brigadier general1999 | 2000 | 0–1 years | Army | – | |
8 | (1946–2017) [b] | Divisional general2000 | 2004 | 3–4 years | Army | – | |
9 | Philippe Mangou (born 1952) [c] | Army corps general2004 | 2011 | 6–7 years | Army | [2] | |
10 | (born 1953) [d] | Army corps general7 July 2011 | 9 January 2017 | 5 years, 182 days | Army | [3] | |
11 | (born 1956) | Army corps general9 January 2017 | 28 December 2018 | 1 year, 353 days | Army | [4] | |
12 | 28 December 2018 | Incumbent | 2 years, 363 days | Army | [1] |
Notes[]
- ^ Later staged the 1999 Ivorian coup d'état, and served as head of state from 1999 until 2000.
- ^ Removed following the 2004 French–Ivorian clashes.
- ^ Removed following the Second Ivorian Civil War.
- ^ Previously served as the Chief of Staff of the rebel FNCI. Dismissed following the 2017 Ivory Coast mutinies.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b Vincent Duhem (4 April 2019). "General Lassina Doumbia, keeping the Ivorian army in line". The Africa Report. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Mouvements à la tête de l'armée ivoirienne". Le Nouvel Observateur. 2004-11-25.
- ^ "Ivory Coast ex-rebel commander Bakayoko named army head". BBC News. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ Ange Aboa (9 January 2017). "Ivory Coast's president dismisses heads of army, police, gendarmes". Reuters. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
Categories:
- Military of Ivory Coast
- Chiefs of defence
- 1960 establishments in Ivory Coast