Republican Guard
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Republican Guard is the organization of a republic
which serves to protect the President and the government. Usually synonymous with Presidential Guard
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Republic
A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people. In modern times, a common simplified definition of a republic is a government where the head of...
which serves to protect the President and the government. Usually synonymous with Presidential Guard
Presidential Guard
Presidential Guard may refer to:*Evzones, the Greek Presidential Guard, formerly the Royal Guard.*Presidential Guard *Presidential Guard *Presidential Guard *Presidential Guard Brigade...
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- Albanian Republican Guard
- Algerian Republican Guard
- French Republican GuardFrench Republican GuardThe Republican Guard is part of the French Gendarmerie. It is responsible for providing security in the Paris area and for providing guards of honor.Its missions include:...
called the Garde républicaine (GR) - Iraqi Republican GuardIraqi Republican GuardThe Iraqi Republican Guard was a branch of the Iraqi military during the presidency of Saddam Hussein. It later became the Republican Guard Corps, and then the Republican Guard Forces Command with its expansion into two corps....
, the core of the Iraqi military during Saddam Hussein's rule- Iraqi Special Republican GuardIraqi Special Republican GuardThe Iraqi Special Republican Guard , also known as the Special Forces Brigade of the Presidential Palace, Republican Guard Special Protection Forces, or the Golden Division, was an Iraqi praetorian guard founded in either early 1992 or March 1995 in Iraq...
, a military force formed from the Iraqi Republican Guard and charged with Saddam Hussein's protection
- Iraqi Special Republican Guard
- Italian Republican National GuardItalian National Republican GuardThe Italian National Republican Guard was a paramilitary force of the Italian Social Republic created by decree on December 8, 1943, replacing the Carabinieri and the National Security Volunteer Militia . General Renato Ricci appointed as its commandant...
called the Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana (GNR) - Egyptian Republican Guard, under the control of the Ministry of Defense and numbers about 60,000 personnel and they are mainly for ceremonials and parades. The Republican Guard armored division is not a part of the Corps, it is rather for the defence of the Presidential institution and the Capital.
- Syrian Republican GuardSyrian Republican GuardThe Syrian Republican Guard is a 10,000 man bodyguard unit of the Syrian Army. They are a single armored division used to protect the capital, Damascus from any domestic threats. The Guard is the only Syrian military unit allowed within the capital....
, an armored division that protects the capital and top Syrian government officials - Kazakhstan Republican Guard, a separate branch of the military than the army
- Lebanese Republican GuardRepublican Guard Brigade (Lebanon)The Republican Guard Brigade is a unit in the Lebanese Army, attached to the Directorate-General of the Presidency of Lebanon.The brigade comprises a 1st Battalion, 2nd Battalion, a Support Battalion, and a Logistics Battalion...
, a military force attached to the Directorate-General of the Presidency of Lebanon - Peruvian Republican Guard, a Peruvian security force responsibility for border control, custody of the prisons, and guarding significant government buildings.
- Portuguese Republican National GuardPortuguese Republican National GuardThe term Republican National Guard may refer to:*Italian National Republican Guard*Portuguese National Republican Guard...
called the Guarda Nacional Republicana (GNR) - Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo)Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo)The Republican Guard of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, formerly known as the Special Presidential Security Group , is maintained by President Joseph Kabila. Military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo military officials state that the Garde Républicaine is not the responsibility of...
under President Joseph KabilaJoseph KabilaJoseph Kabila Kabange is a Congolese politician who has been President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since January 2001. He took office ten days after the assassination of his father, President Laurent-Désiré Kabila... - Guinean Republican Guard
- South Ossetian Republican Guard
- Yemeni Republican Guard