Gendarmerie Nationale (Algeria)

National Gendarmerie
الدرك الوطني
*Gendarmerie Nationale*
National Gendarmerie; الدرك الوطني; Gendarmerie Nationale
Common name	Gendarmerie
Agency overview
Formed	23 August 1962
Jurisdictional structure
National agency	Algeria
Operations jurisdiction	Algeria
Constituting instrument	Decree No.019-62 of 23 August 1962 on the establishment of the National Gendarmerie.;
General nature	Gendarmerie;
Operational structure
Headquarters	Chéraga, Algiers
Sworn members	130,000
Minister responsible	Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Minister of Defence;
Agency executive	Nouredine Gouasmia, Commanding General of the Gendarmerie nationale;

The Gendarmerie Nationale (Arabic: الدرك الوطني), is the national gendarmerie force of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria. As part of the Algerian Armed Forces is commanded by a major general who reports directly to the Minister of National Defense. It was created in 1962 by Decree No.019-62 of 23 August 1962 shortly after its independence.^[1] In 2012 the gendarmerie consists of 130,000 personnel.^[2] Although generally regarded as a versatile and competent paramilitary force, the gendarmerie has been severely tested in dealing with civil disorder since 1988. It frequently has lacked sufficient manpower at the scene of disorder and its units have been inadequately trained and equipped for riot control. The gendarmerie, however, has demonstrated the ability to root out terrorist groups operating from mountain hideouts.^[3]

The current commander is General Nouredine Gouasmia, who succeeded General Abderrahmane Arar in 2020.^[4]

^ ^a ^b l'arrêté n° 019-62 du 23 août 1962. portant création de la Gendarmerie Nationale (l'arrêté 019-62) (in French). 1962.
^ Lutterbeck, Derek (2013), The Paradox of Gendarmeries: Between Expansion, Demilitarization and Dissolution (PDF), The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, pp. 39–41, doi:10.5334/bbs, ISBN 9781911529354, archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-27, retrieved 2021-12-19
^ Metz, Helen Chapin, ed. (1994). Algeria : a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 27. LCCN 94043019.
^ Cite error: The named reference cmd2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[law-1] 'arrêté n° 019-62 du 23 août 1962. portant création de la Gendarmerie Nationale (l'arrêté 019-62) (in French). 1962.

[2] Lutterbeck, Derek (2013), The Paradox of Gendarmeries: Between Expansion, Demilitarization and Dissolution (PDF), The Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces, pp. 39–41, doi:10.5334/bbs, ISBN 9781911529354, archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-07-27, retrieved 2021-12-19

[lccn-3] Metz, Helen Chapin, ed. (1994). Algeria : a country study. Washington, D.C.: Federal Research Division, Library of Congress. p. 27. LCCN 94043019.

[cmd2020-4] Cite error: The named reference cmd2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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Gendarmerie Nationale (Algeria)

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