The Republican Guard of Guinea (french: Garde républicaine de Guinée) is the state organization of Guinea responsible for protection of government officials and buildings, and acts as a reserve force for the National

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. It often aids the gendarmerie by assisting them in rural areas, and providing equipment and personnel for other operations. The guard is under command of the

Republic of Guinea Armed Forces The Guinean Armed Forces (french: Forces armées guinéennes) are the armed forces of Guinea. They are responsible for the territorial security of Guinea's border and the defence of the country against external attack and aggression. Guinea's ar ...

, and has about 2,500 personnel. It provides a

military band A military band is a group of personnel that performs musical duties for military functions, usually for the armed forces. A typical military band consists mostly of wind and percussion instruments. The conductor of a band commonly bears the ti ...

and

guard of honour A guard of honour (British English, GB), also honor guard (American English, US), also ceremonial guard, is a group of people, usually military in nature, appointed to receive or guard a head of state or other dignitaries, the fallen in war, o ...

for ceremonies of state as well as provides motorcycle escorts to Sekhoutoureah Presidential Palace. At independence in 1958 the ''Orchestré de la Garde Républicaine'' (Band of the Republican Guard) became Guinea's first state orchestra. On 1 November 1959, it was instructed to remove all European tunes in order to nationalize the military. In later years they were split into two groups: the 1st formation (which later became the Super Boiro Band) and 2nd formation.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Republican Guard (Guinea) Military of Guinea Guards regiments Guards of honour Bodyguards Military units and formations of Guinea Military units and formations established in the 1950s