Republican guard
A republican guard, sometimes called a national guard, is a state organization of a country (often a republic, hence the name Republican) which typically serves to protect the head of state and the government, and thus is often synonymous with a presidential guard. The term is derived from the original French Gendarmerie unit. Several other countries also have adopted the term and have active guard units.
Active republican guard units[]
- Albanian Republican Guard
- Algerian Republican Guard
- Central African Republican Guard — Made up of supporters of President François Bozizé, who helped him rise to power in the 2003 Central African Republic coup d'état. Its current status remains uncertain.
- Congolese Republican Guard — Protects President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Republican Guard (Donetsk People's Republic)
- Egyptian Republican Guard
- Republican Guard (Ethiopia)
- French Republican Guard — The original Republican Guard, serves as an honor guard and defends Paris. Part of the French Gendarmerie.
- Gabonese Republican Guard
- Guinean Republican Guard
- Gambia National Republican Guard
- Ivorian Republican Guard
- Kazakh Republican Guard — A separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- Lebanese Republican Guard — A military force of the Directorate-General of the Presidency of Lebanon.
- Portuguese Republican National Guard
- Togolese Republican Guard
- South Ossetian Republican Guard
- Sudanese Republican Guard
- Syrian Republican Guard
- Yemeni Republican Guard
Defunct republican guards[]
- Dutch Blue Guards (defunct)
- Iraqi Republican Guard (defunct)
- Iraqi Special Republican Guard — A military force formed from the Iraqi Republican Guard and charged with Saddam Hussein's protection.
- Fedayeen Saddam – Paramilitary force loyal to Saddam Hussein.
- Italian National Republican Guard (defunct)
- Peruvian Republican Guard (defunct)
- Moldovan Republican Guard (defunct)
- Transnistrian Republican Guard (defunct)
- Spanish National Republican Guard (defunct)
See also[]
- Presidential Guard (disambiguation)
- National Guard
Categories:
- Set indices
- Types of military forces
- Gendarmerie