Forces republicaines de Côte d'Ivoire
The Forces républicaines de Côte d'Ivoire ( FRCI , French for Republican Forces of the Ivory Coast ) are an Ivorian military organization.
history
They were launched by Alassane Ouattara on March 17, 2011 during the 2010/2011 government crisis . They are to act as the Ivory Coast's new armed forces and replace the old army dominated by Laurent Gbagbo . The basis of the new army is the Ouagadougou Treaty of 2007, which marked the end of the civil war from 2002 to 2007 and in which Article 3 calls for the dissolution of all militias and their integration into a new army.
The FRCI are made up of the Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire , which have controlled the northern half of Ivory Coast since 2003, and some parts of the government armed forces.
In a decree, Ouattara ordered all members of the Ivory Coast military to submit themselves to the FRCI.
The troops are to be led by a commander in chief, March 2011 Michel Gueu , and his representative.
Officers
Well-known field commanders of the FRCI are:
- Issiaka Ouattara called "Wattao"
- Chérif Ousmane
- Adama Camara
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Dominic Johnson : New massacre in Abidjan. In: the daily newspaper . March 18, 2011, accessed March 22, 2011 .
- ↑ a b Ouattara signs decree to unify Cote d'Ivoire's security forces. (No longer available online.) In: SousLeManguier. March 18, 2011, archived from the original on January 9, 2012 ; accessed on March 22, 2011 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Dominic Johnson: Major offensive against Gbagbo. In: the daily newspaper . March 29, 2011, accessed April 5, 2011 .
- ↑ Thomas Scheen: Renegade militia leader killed in Abidjan. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 29, 2011 .
