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Madagascar Armed Forces
Combined military forces of Madagascar / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Madagascar Armed Forces (French: Forces armées de Madagascar, Malagasy: Tafika Malagasy) is the national military of Madagascar. The IISS detailed the armed forces in 2012 as including an Army of 12,500+, a Navy of 500, and a 500-strong Air Force.[4]
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Madagascar Armed Forces | |
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French: Forces armées de Madagascar Malagasy: Tafika Malagasy | |
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Founded | 1960 |
Service branches | Malagasy Army Malagasy Air Force Malagasy Navy National Gendarmerie |
Headquarters | Antananarivo |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-chief | Andry Rajoelina[1] |
Minister of Defence | Leon Jean Richard Rakotonirina[2] |
Chief of Staff | Division General Lala Monja Delphin Sahivelo[3] |
Personnel | |
Conscription | 18 months (military and non-military service) |
Available for military service | 4,900,729 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.), 4,909,061 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.) |
Fit for military service | 3,390,071 males, age 16-49 (2010 est.), 3,682,180 females, age 16-49 (2010 est.) |
Reaching military age annually | 248,184 males (2010 est.), 246,769 females (2010 est.) |
Active personnel | 13,500 (military) 8,100 (National Gendarmerie)[4] |
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Ranks | Military ranks of Madagascar |
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The armed forces were involved in the 2009 Malagasy political crisis. During World War II, Malagasy troops fought in France, Morocco, and Syria.