gendarmerie

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Meeting one of the demands of the protesters, the Senate announced Sunday the dismissal of its president, Richard Ravalomanana, a former general of the gendarmerie paramilitary police.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

"We are looking into the likelihood of a fire being started deliberately," a spokesperson for the gendarmerie told Reuters.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Bertrand Cavallier, the former commander of France’s national gendarmerie training school, said French law enforcement should not be judged by the actions of one officer.

From Washington Times • Jul. 1, 2023

He had been reporting on those security measures and had shared the document by the gendarmerie related to the investigation into Mr. Sonko.

From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2023

The gendarmerie are recruited from the army, there being one legion in each army corps district.

From France by Home, Gordon Cochrane