Red Guard of Senegal

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Red Guard Légion de la garde présidentielle
Red Guard at Macky Sall Inauguration (2012).
Active	1891–present
Country	France (1891-1960)  Senegal (1960-present)
Branch	National Gendarmerie
Type	Cavalry
Role	Honour Guard, Security
Size	120
Part of	Security Legion of the Mobile Gendarmerie
Garrison/HQ	Dakar
Insignia
Identification symbol

The Red Guard of Senegal (French: Garde Rouge du Sénégal), officially known as the Presidential Guard Legion^[1] (French: f; LGP) is a unit of the Senegalese Gendarmerie that is responsible for presidential security. It also has ceremonial duties and assists in general policing. It is very similar in concept to the French Republican Guard, with which it is officially twinned. The Red Guard is the direct descendant of a French colonial Spahi detachment sent to Senegal in 1845.