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[[File:1st Infantry Republican Guard Bastille Day 2008.jpg|thumb|The [[French 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 (disambiguation)|presidential guard]]. The term is derived from the original [[French Republican Guard|French Gendarmerie unit]]. Several other countries also have adopted the term and have active guard units. Republican Guards may be purely [[guard of honour|ceremonial]] units providing [[close protection]] to heads of states during functions and parades or be full time [[protective security units]].

==Active republican guard units==

* {{flagicon|Albania}} [[Albanian Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Algeria}} [[Algerian Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Democratic Republic of the Congo}} [[Republican Guard (Democratic Republic of the Congo)|Congolese Republican Guard]] — Protects [[President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo|President]] [[Félix Tshisekedi]] of the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]].
* {{flagicon|Egypt}} [[Egyptian Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Ethiopia}} [[Republican Guard (Ethiopia)]]
* {{flagicon|France}} [[French Republican Guard]] — The original Republican Guard, serves as an honor guard and defends [[Paris]]. Part of the [[French Gendarmerie]].
* {{flagicon|Gabon}} [[Gabonese Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Guinea}} [[Republican Guard (Guinea)|Guinean Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Gambia}} [[Gambia Armed Forces|Republican National Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} [[Ivorian Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Kazakhstan}} [[Republican Guard (Kazakhstan)|Kazakh Republican Guard]] — A separate branch of the [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan]].
* {{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Republican Guard Brigade (Lebanon)|Lebanese Republican Guard]] — A military force of the Directorate-General of the Presidency of [[Lebanon]].
* {{flagicon|Portugal}} [[Portuguese National Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Togo}} [[Togolese Republican Guard]] 
* {{flagicon|South Ossetia}} [[South Ossetian Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Sudan}} [[Republican Guard (Sudan)|Sudanese Republican Guard]]
* {{flagicon|Yemen}} [[Yemeni Republican Guard]]

==Other republican guards==
* {{flagicon|Afghanistan|1980}} [[Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Afghanistan|Afghan National Guard]] (1988–1992) 
* {{flagicon|Central African Republic}} [[Republican Guard (Central African Republic)|Central African Republican Guard]] 
* {{flagicon|Donetsk People's Republic}} [[Republican Guard (Donetsk People's Republic)]] (subsequently incorporated into [[Russian Ground Forces]] and renamed). 
* {{flagicon|Dutch Republic}} [[Dutch Blue Guards]] (defunct 1795)
* {{flagicon|Ba'athist Iraq}} [[Republican Guard (Iraq)|Iraqi Republican Guard]] (1969—2003)
** [[Special Republican Guard (Iraq)|Iraqi Special Republican Guard]](1992/1995—2003) — A military force formed from the Iraqi Republican Guard and charged with [[Saddam Hussein]]'s protection.
* {{flagicon|Syria}} [[Syrian Republican Guard]] (1976—2024)
* {{flagicon|Italy|variant=1943}} [[Italian National Republican Guard]] (1943—1945)
* {{flagicon|Peru}} [[Peruvian Republican Guard]] (1919—1988)
* {{flagicon|Moldova}} [[Republican Guard (Moldova)|Moldovan Republican Guard]] (precursor of [[Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova]])
* {{flagicon|Transnistria}} [[Armed Forces of Transnistria|Transnistrian Republican Guard]] (precursor of [[Armed Forces of Transnistria]])
* {{flagicon|Spanish Republic}} [[National Republican Guard (Spain)|Spanish National Republican Guard]] (1936—1937)

==See also==
*[[Presidential Guard (disambiguation)]]
*[[National Guard]]
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