Chief of the General Staff (Senegal)
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| Chief of the General Staff | |
|---|---|
| Chefs d'État-Major général des armées | |
 | |
| Armed Forces of Senegal | |
| Style | Sir |
| Reports to | Minister of Defense |
| Residence | Dakar |
| Seat | Dakar |
| Appointer | President of Senegal |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Senegal |
| Precursor | Chief of Staff of the Federation of Mali |
| Formation | 1960 |
| First holder | Amadou Fall |
| Website | Official website |
The Chief of the Defense Staff (French: Chefs d'État-Major général des armées) is the professional head of the Armed Forces of Senegal. He/she is responsible for the administration and the operational control of the military of Senegal. The current chief is General of Air Corps Mbaye Cissé.
Duties
[edit]He is responsible for the preparation of military plans and operations:
- General Staff
- Directorate of Military Security;
- Department of Information and Public Relations
He directly exercises his authority over:
- Chief of the Army Staff
- Chief of Staff of the Navy
- Chief of Staff of the Air Force
- Military zone commanders
The directors of the specialized services departments placed for employment with him are:
- Engineering Management
- Material Department (DIRMAT)
- Direction of Transmissions (DIRTRANS);
- Stewardship Department (DIRINT);
- Armed Forces Health Directorate (DSA)
List
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| 1 | 
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General Amadou Fall |
1960 | 1960 | 0 years | [1][2] |
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Colonel Abdoulaye Soumaré (1905–1964) |
1960 | 19 August 1960 | 0 years | [2] |
| 3 |
|
Colonel Idrissa Fall (born 1932) |
20 August 1960 | 1962 | 1–2 years | [2] |
| 4 |
|
Major general Jean Alfred Diallo (1911–2006) |
17 December 1962 | 30 June 1972 | 9 years, 196 days | [2] |
| (3) |
|
Colonel Idrissa Fall (born 1932) |
1 July 1972 | 30 June 1984 | 11 years, 365 days | [2] |
| 5 |
|
General Joseph Louis Tavarez de Souza |
1 July 1984 | 31 May 1988 | 3 years, 335 days | [2] |
| 6 |
|
General of air corps Mamadou Mansour Seck |
31 May 1988 | 30 June 1993 | 5 years, 30 days | [2] |
| 7 |
|
General Mouhamadou Lamine Keita |
30 June 1993 | 30 June 1996 | 3 years | [2] |
| 8 |
|
General of the army Lamine Cissé (1939–2019) |
1 July 1996 | 31 December 1997 | 1 year, 183 days | [2] |
| 9 |
|
Major general Mamadou Seck |
1 January 1998 | 30 April 2000 | 2 years, 120 days | [2] |
| 10 | .jpg)
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Lieutenant general Babacar Gaye (born 1951) |
1 May 2000 | 12 August 2003 | 3 years, 103 days | [2] |
| 11 |
|
Lieutenant general Papa Khalilou Fall (born 1947) |
12 August 2003 | 31 May 2006 | 2 years, 292 days | [2] |
| 12 | 
|
Lieutenant general Abdoulaye Fall (born 1952) |
1 June 2006 | 30 October 2012 | 6 years, 151 days | [2] |
| 13 | 
|
General Mamadou Sow (born 1956) |
30 October 2012 | 31 December 2016 | 4 years, 62 days | [2] |
| 14 | _(cropped).jpg)
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General Cheikh Gueye (born 1960) |
1 January 2017 | 31 December 2019 | 3 years, 364 days | [2] |
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|
General of air corps Birame Diop |
1 January 2020 | 1 April 2021 | 1 year, 90 days | [2][3] |
| 16 | 
|
Army corps general Cheikh Wade |
1 April 2021 | 6 April 2023 | 2 years, 5 days | [2][4] |
| 17 |
|
General of air corps Mbaye Cissé |
6 April 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 254 days | [5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Gaye, Khalifa Ababacar. "AUJOURD'HUI : 12 avril 1963, le général Amadou Fall est radié de l'armée pour sa proximité avec Mamadou Dia". Senenews - Actualité Politique, Économie, Sport au Sénégal (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Anciens CEMGA". Etat-Major Général des Armées (in French). Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "SENEGAL : New chief of staff Birame Diop to give air force a lift - 04/12/2019 - West Africa Newsletter". Africa Intelligence. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
- ^ Faye, Ayoba (1 April 2021). "Installation du nouveau CEMGA Cheikh Wade: un Commando prend la tête des "Jambaars"". pressafrik.com (in French). Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- ^ "Sénégal: le général Mbaye Cissé nouveau chef d'état-major des armées". RFI (in French). 7 April 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
