National Guard (Kyrgyzstan)

National Guard
Улуттук гвардия
Национальной гвардии
The honor guard of the National Guard standing at attention on Ala-Too Square.
Active 6 December 1991 (1991-12-06)
Country  Kyrgyzstan
Allegiance  Kyrgyzstan
Branch Armed Forces of the Kyrgyz Republic
Role public duties, physical security
Size 3,000
Headquarters Bishkek
Anniversaries July 20 (Day of the National Guard)
Commanders
Commander-in-chief Sooronbay Jeenbekov
Commander of the National Guard Almazbek Karasartov
Insignia
Shoulder Patch

The National Guard of Kyrgyzstan (Kyrgyz: Кыpгыз Pecпyбликacынын Улуттук гвардия; Russian: Национальной гвардии Киргизии) is the National Guard of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kyrgyzstan. The national guard was founded on December 6, 1991 by order of President Askar Akayev. The troops took their first oath July 20, 1992.[1][2] It carries out functions of a representative and protocol nature, protection and protection of strategic facilities of the country, liquidation of the consequences of natural disasters and emergency situations.[3][4]

Composition

  • Headquarters Command
  • Scorpion 25th Special Force Brigade
  • Ilbirs brigade
  • Bars Unit
  • Edelweiss Unit
  • Panther Airborne Battalion
  • Special Forces of the National Guard
  • Special regiment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs "Shumkar"
  • Special Forces of the State Service for Control of Drug Trafficking
  • Special Forces of the Border Guard Service
  • Honor Guard Battalion (Military Unit No. 701)
    • 1st company (subordinated to the President)
    • 2nd company
    • 3rd company
  • Military Band
  • Salute Battery

Guard of honor

The guard of honor is formed from the 701st Military Unit of the National Guard. The soldiers of the guard of honor of the National Guard stand at attention at the National Flagpole on Ala-Too Square in Bishkek, performing a changing of the guard ceremony every hour since August 16, 1998.[5][6] The commander of the guard of honor is Mirlan Temirov.[7]

List of leaders

Asanbek Alymkozhoev
  • Sultan Kurmanov - September 2005 – May 25, 2006[8]
  • Asanbek Alymkozhoev - May 25, 2006 – 2009[9]
  • Melis Satybaldiev - February 22, 2014 – May 12, 2016[10][11]
  • Mirbek Kasymkulov - June 16, 2016 – February 11, 2017[12]
  • Almazbek Karasartov - February 11, 2017 – Present[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kyrgyzstan gets national guard, Soviet troops selling uniforms". UPI. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  2. ↑ "calendr.net/holiday/1099". calendr.net. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  3. ↑ "Национальной гвардии Кыргызстана исполнилось 25 лет". m.ru.sputnik.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  4. ↑ "К юбилею Нацгвардии. Им можно доверить нашу безопасность". Информационное Агентство Кабар (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  5. ↑ Sputnik. "Нацгвардия КР снимает почетный караул у флагштока на площади Ала-Тоо". ru.sputnik.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-12-03.
  6. ↑ "Почетный караул на страже поста №1 на площади Ала-Тоо". m.ru.sputnik.kg. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  7. ↑ "Нацгвардии Кыргызстана - 25 лет". mir24.tv. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  8. ↑ "Kyrgyz President Dismisses National Guard Commander". www.rferl.org. Retrieved 2017-09-13.
  9. ↑ "Начальник Генерального штаба Вооруженных Сил КР - Министерство обороны Кыргызской Республики". 2014-07-24. Archived from the original on 2014-07-24. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  10. ↑ "Мелис Сатыбалдиев освобожден от должности командующего Нацгвардией - Новости из Кыргызстана – Новости из Кыргызстана – АКИpress". kg.akipress.org. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  11. ↑ "Президент назначил командующего Нацгвардией". vb.kg. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
  12. ↑ SHAMSUTDINOV, by Rinat (2016-06-16). "Mirbek Kasymkulov appointed Commander of National Guard". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-11-22.
  13. ↑ MOKRENKO, Anastasia (2017-02-13). "Armed Forces of Kyrgyzstan have personnel changes". 24.kg (in Russian). Retrieved 2017-09-14.
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