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Madagascar Armed Forces
French: Forces armées de Madagascar
Malagasy: Tafika Malagasy
Founded1960
Service branchesMalagasy Army
Malagasy Air Force
Malagasy Navy
National Gendarmerie
HeadquartersAntananarivo
Leadership
Commander-in-chiefAndry Rajoelina[1]
Minister of DefenseLeon Jean Richard Rakotonirina[2]
Chief of StaffDivision General Lala Monja Delphin Sahivelo[3]
Personnel
Conscription18 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 personnel13,500 (military)
8,100 (National Gendarmerie)[4]
Related articles
RanksMilitary ranks of Madagascar

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]

The armed forces were involved in the 2009 Malagasy political crisis. During World War II, Malagasy troops fought in France, Morocco, and Syria.

  1. ^ https://africaelects.com/madagascar/
  2. ^ "Indian envoy meets Madagascar defence minister, discusses issues of mutual interest". ANI News. 2021-08-03. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
  3. ^ "DEFENSE NATIONALE – le général Lala Monja Delphin Sahivelo remplace le général Jean Claude Rabenaivoarivelo à la tête de". 17 June 2021.
  4. ^ a b IISS (2012), p. 442

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