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The Republican Forces of Côte d'Ivoire ((フランス語:Forces Republicaines de Cote d'Ivoire); "FRCI") is the current name of the armed forces of Ivory Coast. == History == Ivory Coast became independent on 7 August 1960. Ivory Coast had no military until more than a year after independence, one was finally organized and strengthened with French assistance. Ivoirian members of the French Troupes de Marine who had been born in Ivory Coast were transferred to Abidjan in October 1961 to start establishing the armed forces.〔 In 1962 the total strength of the armed forces was about 6,500, about 4,000 being conscripts doing their military service.〔Area handbook for the Ivory Coast. Washington, U.S. Government Printing Office, 1962, Chapter on the Armed Forces〕 The authors of the U.S. Army's Area Handbook series said at the time that '..the Army and Gendarmery ''(sic)'' were effective forces in being, but the Navy and Air Force were token forces primarily for prestige and with little actual defense value.' In 2011, the FRCI, with assistance from French forces and the UN's mission ONUCI, defeated the army of the former government of Ivory Coast. The Ivory Coast armed forces serve the ''Forces Nouvelles de Côte d'Ivoire'' (FNCI), the political coalition that triumphed in the Second Ivorian Civil War.〔(CIA Factbook )〕 The FRCI were formerly known as the Armed Forces of the New Forces (FAFN). As of September 2011, the government is attempting to form what is called the ''Forces Armées Nationales de Côte d'Ivoire (FANCI)'', which aims to merge 5,000 former rebels of the FRCI with 30,000 veterans of the former regular army (''Forces de défense et de sécurité – FDS)''.〔(www.theafricareport.com )〕 French forces and the Opération des Nations Unies en Côte d'Ivoire are a significant military factor in the country as of late 2011 (see International Forces below). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Military of Ivory Coast」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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