Georges Namoano Military Academy

The Georges Namoano Military Academy (French: Académie militaire Georges Namoano), commonly abbreviated AMGN, is an officer training school in Burkina Faso supporting the Burkina Faso Armed Forces. The school was established by presidential decree by President Thomas Sankara on October 18, 1984.[1] The academy was initially called the Pô Military Academy (AMP). It was renamed the Georges Namoano Military Academy on August 23, 1985, in honor of officer cadet Georges Namoano, who died during a mission. It trains Burkinabè officers and officers from other countries in the West African sub-region, to include cadets from Benin, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Congo-Brazzaville, Djibouti, Guinea, Mali, Senegal, Chad, and Togo.[2][3] The training lasts for a period of two years and results in cadets commissioning into the armed forces as an all-arms officer.[4]

Alumni

References

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