PARIS: France’s chief of staff of the armed forces, General Francois Lecointre, is stepping down to retire and will be replaced by General Thierry Burkhard, the French Presidency said in a statement on Sunday.
Burkhard was up to now army’s chief of land staff. Lecointre’s retirement was widely expected.
The announcement comes after President Emmanuel Macron announced a drawdown in Mali which will take several months of planning.
France’s army chief Lecointre steps down, replaced by General Burkhard
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France’s army chief Lecointre steps down, replaced by General Burkhard
- General Francois Lecointre’s retirement was widely expected
