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. Republican Guards may be purely ceremonial units providing close protection to heads of states during functions and parades or be full time protective security units.
Active republican guard units
[edit]- Template:Flagicon Albanian Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Algerian Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Congolese Republican Guard — Protects President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
- Template:Flagicon Egyptian Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Republican Guard (Ethiopia)
- Template:Flagicon French Republican Guard — The original Republican Guard, serves as an honor guard and defends Paris. Part of the French Gendarmerie.
- Template:Flagicon Gabonese Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Guinean Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Republican National Guard
- Template:Flagicon Ivorian Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Kazakh Republican Guard — A separate branch of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
- Template:Flagicon Lebanese Republican Guard — A military force of the Directorate-General of the Presidency of Lebanon.
- Template:Flagicon Portuguese National Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Togolese Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon South Ossetian Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Sudanese Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Yemeni Republican Guard
Other republican guards
[edit]- Template:Flagicon Afghan National Guard (1988–1992)
- Template:Flagicon Central African Republican Guard
- Template:Flagicon Republican Guard (Donetsk People's Republic) (subsequently incorporated into Russian Ground Forces and renamed).
- Template:Flagicon Dutch Blue Guards (defunct 1795)
- Template:Flagicon Iraqi Republican Guard (1969—2003)
- Iraqi Special Republican Guard(1992/1995—2003) — A military force formed from the Iraqi Republican Guard and charged with Saddam Hussein's protection.
- Template:Flagicon Syrian Republican Guard (1976—2024)
- Template:Flagicon Italian National Republican Guard (1943—1945)
- Template:Flagicon Peruvian Republican Guard (1919—1988)
- Template:Flagicon Moldovan Republican Guard (precursor of Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova)
- Template:Flagicon Transnistrian Republican Guard (precursor of Armed Forces of Transnistria)
- Template:Flagicon Spanish National Republican Guard (1936—1937)