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    William Dalrymple (historian)

    Chief of the Defence Staff
    Chef d'État-major des Forces armées
    Incumbent
    Army corps general René Claude Meka
    since September 2001
    Reports toMinister of Defence
    AppointerPresident
    Constituting instrumentPresidential Decree No. 2001/182
    WebsiteOfficial website

    The Chief of the Defence Staff (French: Chef d'État-major des Forces armées camerounaises) is the professional head of the Cameroon Armed Forces. They are responsible for the administration and operational control of the military.

    List of officeholders

    No. Portrait Name
    (born–died)     		Term of office Ref.
    Took office Left office Time in office
    1 Army corps general
    Pierre Semengue [fr]
    (born 1935)     		1961 September 2001 39–40 years [1]
    2 Army corps general
    René Claude Meka
    (born 1939)     		September 2001 Incumbent 23 years, 7 months [2]

    References

    1. ^ Ndoumbe, Nathan (5 April 2018). "06 Avril 1984 – Pierre Semengue: Le général et le trou du climatiseur". Actu Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 11 January 2025.
    2. ^ "Coup d'Etat imminent : Voici ce que prépare le général Rene Claude Meka, Paul Biya impuissant". Cameroun Web (in French). 6 September 2023.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_of_the_Defence_Staff_(Cameroon)

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