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Chief of the Defence Staff (Ivory Coast)
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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 Lassina Doumbia , since 28 December 2018.[1]
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List of chiefs of the defence staff
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- 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.
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