Armed Forces of Burkina Faso

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Armed_Forces_of_Burkina_Faso
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeIn about 12,000
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:African_Union
gptkb:United_Nations
gptkb:G5_Sahel_Joint_Force
gptkbp:budget about $200 million (2022)
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:President_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Air_Force_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkb:Army_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkb:National_Gendarmerie_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:conscription no
gptkbp:country gptkb:Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Emblem_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Burkinabé_insurgency
United Nations peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_Armed_Forces_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:formerName gptkb:Armed_Forces_of_Upper_Volta
gptkbp:founded 1960
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ouagadougou
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Armed Forces of Burkina Faso
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:French
gptkbp:motto "La Patrie ou la Mort, nous vaincrons"
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Paul-Henri_Sandaogo_Damiba
gptkb:Thomas_Sankara
Ibrahim Traoré
gptkbp:serviceAge 18 years
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:six-color_desert_camouflage_uniform
gptkb:Force_Aérienne_Burkinabè
gptkb:Government_of_Burkina_Faso
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6