Republican Guard (Kazakhstan)
| Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
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| Active | March 16, 1992 |
| Country |
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| Allegiance | President of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Branch | State Security Service of Kazakhstan |
| Size | c. 2,000 |
| Anniversaries | 16 March (Day of the Republican Guard[1]) |
| Website | Official site of the Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lieutenant General Mukhtar Ayubaev |
The Republican Guard of the Republic of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Республикасының Республикалық ұланы; Russian: Республиканская гвардия Республики Казахстана) is one of the branches of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan, along with Land Forces, Naval Forces, Air Defense Forces and the Border Guards. The Republican Guard is designed for protection and defense of residence of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev in Almaty and Astana.
The Republican Guard was established on March 16, 1992, when the President of Kazakhstan signed a decree on their creation. Thus, the Day of the Republican Guard has been set as March 16.[2] The Republican Guard was established on the basis of a separate brigade of operational designation of the Internal Troops deployed in the village of Ak Zhar, Kaskelen district of Almaty region. On April 21, 2014, Republican Guard and the Presidential Security Service were merged to form the State Security Service of Kazakhstan.[3] The brigades can be compared to a reduced motor rifle regiment (BTR) of the Soviet Army, but without the artillery and tank battalions. In addition to line units, each brigade has a Special Purpose Company (RDA, Russian: рота специального назначения). This company receives training according to the training program of Army reconnaissance units. Furthermore, the members of the RDA companies are trained in hand-to-hand combat, as well as airborne operations.[4]
Structure
The Republican Guard is one of the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces. The Republican Guard is composed of:
- Batyr Presidential Regiment (Almaty)
- Aibyn Presidential Regiment (Astana, It includes an Honor Guard company and a state symbols protection company)
- Presidential Band
- Separate Training Battalion (Almaty)
- Separate Logistics Battalion (Astana)
- Kokzhal Special Forces Detachment
- Hospital Unit
Commanders
- Seilbek Altynbekov (1992–1993)
- Tulegen Umbetbaev (1993–1995)
- Sat Tokpakbaev (1995–1999)
- Bulat Iskakov (1999–2000)
- Bulat Dzhanasaev (2001–2002)
- Bulat Iskakov (2002–2006)
- Abay Tasbulatov (2006–2012)
- Amangeldy Shabdarbayev (2012–2013)
- Mukhtar Ayubaev (2013–2014)
Gallery
Members of the Guard of Honor battalion perform during CENTRASBAT opening ceremonies in 2000.
The banner of the Aibyn Presidential Regiment.
The presidential orchestra.
See also
References
- ↑ "calendr.net/holiday/362". calendr.net. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ↑ "www.inform.kz/rus/article/231106". inform.kz. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ↑ "Служба государственной охраны Республики Казахстан приняла в свои ряды новое пополнение". zakon.kz. Retrieved 2018-09-26.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-11-16.