Republican Guard (Peru)

Republican Guard of Peru
Guardia Republicana del Perú
FoundedAugust 7, 1919 (1919-08-07)[1]
DisbandedNovember 25, 1988 (1988-11-25)[2][a]
Country Peru
AllegiancePresident of Peru
BranchNational Gendarmerie of Peru
TypeRepublican guard
Size5,000 (c. 1980s)
PatronCrucified Lord of Rimac [es]
Motto(s)Honor, Lealtad y Disciplina
Anniversaries7 August
EngagementsEcuadorian–Peruvian War[4]
Trujillan Revolution
Limazo
Internal conflict in Peru[5]

The Republican Guard of Peru (Spanish: Guardia Republicana del Perú) was a branch of the Peruvian National Gendarmerie responsible for providing security to the headquarters of public institutions and penitentiary establishments, as well as border control.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Un día como hoy: se creó la Guardia Republicana del Perú". Federación de Periodistas del Perú. 2017-08-07.
  2. ^ "Promulgan Ley de creación de la Policía Nacional del Perú". Congress of Peru.
  3. ^ "Reseña Histórica". National Police of Peru.
  4. ^ Monteza Tafur, Miguel (1979). El Conflicto Militar del Perú con el Ecuador. Editorial Universo S.A.
  5. ^ "Guardia Republicana". Lugar de la Memoria.
  6. ^ Decreto Legislativo Nr. 372 (PDF) (in Spanish). Lima: President of Peru. 1986.
  7. ^ Reformas y contrarreformas en la PNP (PDF). CHS Perú.


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