Presidential Guard | |
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Lữ đoàn Liên binh phòng vệ Tổng Thống Phủ | |
Active | 1955–1975 |
Country | South Vietnam |
Allegiance | President of South Vietnam |
Branch | Army of the Republic of Vietnam |
Role | Presidential guard |
Size | ~2,500 |
Garrison/HQ | Cộng Hòa barracks, Saigon |
Engagements | 1960 South Vietnamese coup attempt 1962 South Vietnamese Independence Palace bombing 1963 South Vietnamese coup d'état |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | Lê Quang Tung Lê Ngọc Triển Nguyễn Hữu Duệ Phạm Văn Hưởng Huỳnh Văn Lạc Tôn Thất Đính Nguyễn Ngọc Khôi |
Insignia | |
Unit badge and Hat badge |
The Presidential Guard (Vietnamese: Lữ đoàn Liên binh phòng vệ Tổng Thống Phủ Chữ Hán: 旅團聯兵防衛總統府) was a military unit of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) that was assigned to personally protect the President of the Republic of Vietnam, the nation-state that existed from 1955 to 1975. This force formed the bulwark of defences against continual coups, preventing previous coups against Ngo Dinh Diem, and would be maintained to prevent further coups in the wake of political instability following it.[1]