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==Career==
Ract-Madoux began his military career in the [[Armoured Cavalry Arm]] of the French Army.<ref name="frenchministrybio"/> He was appointed as the head of the [[1st Spahi Regiment]] in [[Valence, Drôme|Valence]] in July 1995, and he was promoted to the rank of Colonel on 1 October 1995.<ref name="frenchministrybio"/> He commanded a [[battalion]] of the NATO-led [[Implementation Force]] in [[Sarajevo]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] in February–June 1996.<ref name="frenchministrybio"/> He served in the [[
Ract-Madoux was promoted to the rank of [[brigadier general]] on 1 September 2002, [[divisional general]] on 1 June 2005, [[army corps general]] on 1 September 2007, and [[Army general (France)|army general]] on 22 June 2011.<ref name="frenchministrybio"/> He was nominated as [[Governor (Les Invalides, France)|Governor]] of [[Les Invalides]] in 2014.
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