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23-622: Commandant general is the highest rank in the Argentine National Gendarmerie , and is held by the national director of the gendarmerie and his senior deputies. Depending on the appointment, it may be equal to any Argentine army rank from brigade general to the highest Argentine army rank, lieutenant general . During the Irish Civil War of 1922–23, the Irregulars , or anti-Treaty IRA, applied this term to

46-579: A mechanism to detect and discuss the differences between the three commanders-in-chief of the Army, Navy, and Air Force regarding a specific project. The CAL was established by the Acta del Proceso de Reorganización Nacional (National Reorganization Process Act), the guiding document for the military government established after the coup d'état of March 24, 1976. Following a 1994 reform of the Constitution ,

69-449: Is bicameral , constituted by a 72-seat Senate and a 257-seat Chamber of Deputies . The Senate, a third of whose members are elected to six-year renewable terms every two years, consists of three representatives from each province and the federal capital. The Chamber of Deputies, whose members are elected to four-year terms, is apportioned according to population, and renews their members by a half each two years. The Congressional Palace

92-725: Is located in Buenos Aires , at the western end of Avenida de Mayo (at the other end of which is located the Casa Rosada ). The Kilometre Zero for all Argentine National Highways is marked on a milestone at the Congressional Plaza , next to the building. The Argentine National Congress is bicameral , composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies . The ordinary sessions span is from March 1 to November 30;

115-430: Is the highest Argentine Army rank.) The service has a small inventory of aircraft, based at Campo de Mayo . Argentine National Congress Allies (6) Independents (26) Opposition (33) Allies (39) Independent (74) Opposition (104) The National Congress of Argentina ( Spanish : Congreso de la Nación Argentina ) is the legislative branch of the government of Argentina . Its composition

138-482: Is the national gendarmerie force and corps of border guards of the Argentine Republic . As at 2011, It has a strength of 30,000 The gendarmerie is primarily a frontier guard force but also fulfils other important roles. The force functions from what are today five regional headquarters at Campo de Mayo , Córdoba , Rosario , San Miguel de Tucumán and Bahía Blanca . Non-commissioned personnel of

161-447: Is used in the Army. Officer Ranks The ranks up to and including Segundo Comandante are classified as Subaltern Officers ( Oficiales Subalternos ). Gendarmerie officers wear the same insignia as the equivalent Argentine Army rank. The National Director and his Deputy wear the insignia of an Argentine Lieutenant-General and Divisional General respectively, although they still have the rank of Commandant-General. (NB: Lieutenant-General

184-523: The President of Argentina is entitled to convene extraordinary sessions during the recess, if needed. Senators and deputies enjoy parliamentary immunity during their mandates, which may be revoked by their peers if a senator or deputy is caught in flagrante , in the midst of committing a crime. The Congress rules the Central Bank of Argentina , manages internal and external debt payment, and

207-594: The Republic of South Africa . The commandant-general of one of the Boer republics was the head of its armed forces. The rank of full general in the South African Army was renamed "commandant-general" in 1956 and was in use until 1967 when it reverted simply to "general" Commandant-general was, at times, also a post designation, rather than a rank. Brigadier-General CF Beyers was the first Commandant-General of

230-644: The armed forces cannot intervene in internal civil conflicts, except in logistics’ and support roles, so the gendarmerie is subordinate to the Ministry of Security . It is defined as a civilian "security force of a military nature". It maintains a functional relationship with the minister of defense , as part of both the National Defense System and the Interior Security System . It therefore maintains capabilities arising from

253-544: The Active Citizen Force until he resigned in 1914. He was succeeded as Commandant-General by Major-General J C Smuts with effect from 16 September 1914. In the United Kingdom, commandant-general is a military appointment, not a rank. See the following for more details: Argentine National Gendarmerie The Argentine National Gendarmerie ( Spanish : Gendarmería Nacional Argentina , GNA )

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276-510: The Argentine Gendarmerie, in ascending order, are: Sub-Officer Ranks The ranks up to and including sergeant are classified as Subaltern Sub-Officers ( Suboficiales Subalternos ), and the remainder are classified as Superior Sub-Officers ( Suboficiales Superiores ). The sub-officer ranks are the same as Argentine army ranks, and wear the same insignia, but with a much thicker gold band for a Gendarmerie Principal Sub-Officer than

299-759: The Supreme Court before the Senate. Additionally, the Chamber of Deputies receives for consideration bills presented by popular initiative. The Senate is the upper House of the National Congress. It must obtain quorum to deliberate, this being an absolute majority. It has the power to approve bills passed by the Chamber of Deputies, call for joint sessions with the Lower House or special sessions with experts and interested parties, and submit bills for

322-608: The demands required by joint military planning with the armed forces. The gendarmerie's main missions are: The gendarmerie is also used for other security missions, which include: Under the United Nations, the Gendarmerie has served in Guatemala , Bosnia and Herzegovina , Croatia , Angola , Lebanon , Rwanda , Liberia , Cyprus , South Sudan , Haiti and Colombia . The high command includes: The ranks of

345-699: The diplomatic corps, among other federal posts. From 1976 to 1983, the Congressional Palace of Argentina housed the CAL (Legislative Advisory Commission), a group of officers from the three Armed Forces. Commissioned to review and discuss laws before they were issued by the Executive Branch, they served a succession of de facto military presidents during the National Reorganization Process . In practice, this became

368-601: The gendarmerie are all volunteers and receive their training in the force's own comprehensive system of training institutions. Officers graduate after a three-year course at the National Gendarmerie Academy. Both officers and non-commissioned personnel have access to the specialist training establishments of the Army . The gendarmerie was created in 1938 by the National Congress and replaced

391-760: The leaders of their various brigades throughout the country. The term was acquired from the Boer ranks, through veterans of the Irish Transvaal Brigade . In Italy Comandante generale (commandant general) is the title of the general officers commanding the Carabinieri , the Guardia di Finanza and the Corps of the Port Captaincies – Coast Guard . It is an appointment, not a rank. In Fascist Italy's Blackshirts , comandante generale

414-412: The president's signature; bills introduced in the Senate must, in turn, be approved by the Lower House for their submittal to the president. The Senate must introduce any changes to federal revenue sharing policies, ratify international treaties, approve changes to constitutional or federal criminal laws, as well as confirm or impeach presidential nominees to the cabinet, the judiciary, the armed forces, and

437-545: The regiments of the Army which previously fulfilled the gendarmerie's missions. The gendarmerie was particularly tasked with providing security in isolated and sparsely populated frontier regions which had only been settled relatively recently. In many senses the gendarmerie may still be considered an adjunct of the Argentine Army. The gendarmerie's mission and functions are concerned with both domestic security and national defense. According to Laws No. 23.554 and 24.059,

460-600: The treaties acquire priority over ordinary legislation. Declarations of war and the signing of peace, as well as the mobilization of the national troops , within or outside of the Argentine territory must be allowed by the Congress. The Chamber of Deputies is the lower House of the National Congress. It holds exclusive rights to set taxes and customs; to draft troops; and to accuse the President, Ministers, and members of

483-576: The value of national currency (currently the Argentine peso ). It rules the legal codes on Civil, Commercial, Penal, Minery, Work and Social Welfare affairs, all of which cannot be in contradiction with the respective provincial codes. Any changes on national or provincial limits, or the creation of new provinces, ought to be allowed by the Congress. The Congress is entitled to approve or reject every international treaty that Argentina signs with other states or international organizations. When approved,

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506-690: Was also the title of the commanding officers of the Public Security Police , the former Fiscal Guard and the former Portuguese Legion . In Brazil, it is the title of the commanding officers of the state military police and military fire departments. Commandant-general was a military rank in South African Republic and the Orange Free State Republic as well as in the Union of South Africa and

529-596: Was the title of their head and was held by Benito Mussolini from 1922 to 1943. Historically, commandant-general ( Portuguese : comandante-geral ) has been the traditional title of the appointment of commanding officer in several security forces in Portugal and Brazil . Presently, in Portugal is the title of the general officer commanding the National Republican Guard (GNR) . In the past, it

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