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Armed Forces of Gabon
Forces armées gabonaises
Gabonese Coat of arms
Founded1960
Service branchesArmy[1]
Air Force
Navy
National Gendarmerie
HeadquartersLibreville
Leadership
Commander in ChiefGeneral Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema
Minister of National DefenceFélicité Ongouori Ngoubili[2]
Chief of StaffJean Claude Ella-Ekogha
Personnel
Military age20 years of age[1]
Active personnel5,000 (2017)
Expenditures
Budget$81.52 million (FY17)
Percent of GDP0.55% (FY17)
Industry
Foreign suppliersFrance
United States
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History1964 Gabonese coup d'état
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2023 Gabonese coup d'état
RanksMilitary ranks of Gabon

The Armed Forces of Gabon (French: Forces armées gabonaises) or the Gabonese Defense and Security Forces (French: forces de défense et de sécurité gabonaises) is the national professional military of the Republic of Gabon, divided into the Army, Air Force, Navy, and a National Gendarmerie, consisting of about 5,000 personnel. The armed forces includes a well-trained, well-equipped 1,800-member guard that provides security for the President of Gabon.

  1. ^ a b "CIA World Fact 2015". cia.gov. 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  2. ^ Mounombou, Stevie (2021-03-09). "Gabon:Qui est Félicité Ongouori Ngoubili, nouvelle ministre de la Défense nationale?". Gabon Review. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

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