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The State Guard Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasy Memlekettık küzet qyzmetı'') is a protective service agency under commandment of
President of Kazakhstan The president of Kazakhstan, officially the president of the Republic of Kazakhstan is the executive head of state of the Kazakhstan and the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Republic of Kazakhstan. As the highest-ranking official ...
, pertaining to the national security forces. It was established in 2014 on the basis of the Presidential Security Service and the
Republican Guard A republican guard, sometimes called a national guard, is a state organization of a country (often a republic, hence the name ''Republican'') which typically serves to protect the head of state and the government, and thus is often synonymous wit ...
. Its current head is colonel Saken Issabekov.


History


Previous services

The Presidential Security Service and the
Republican Guard A republican guard, sometimes called a national guard, is a state organization of a country (often a republic, hence the name ''Republican'') which typically serves to protect the head of state and the government, and thus is often synonymous wit ...
of Kazakhstan were created in 1992 following Kazakhstan's independence from the
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. Both agencies played a very important role in ensuring state security.


Republican Guard

The Republican Guard was a former independent service branch of the
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. It was one of the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces. It was established by Nazarbayev on 16 March 1992 on the basis of a brigade of the Kazakh Internal Troops deployed in the village of Ak Zhar (located in the
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District of the
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). Thus, the Day of the Republican Guard has been set as March 16. On 16 December 1992, conscripts were the first to be sworn into the guard in a ceremony at the
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. Two weeks later, it accepted the role of round-the-clock personal security at the Almaty Presidential Residence, which was then under construction.


Presidential Security Service

In the 1970s, the security system of high officials of the state was improved within the framework of the
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of the Committee for State Security (KGB) of the
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became one of the most effective special services in the world. Around the same time of these national developments, a Ninth Directorate was created in the structure of the KGB of the
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, which was responsible for protecting First Secretary of the Central Committee of the
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. In 1986, this unit was restructured into a group of several personal security officers. After the election of Nursultan Nazarbayev as the First Secretary in 1989, the 9th branch of the KGB of the Kazakh SSR was created. After independence, the question arose of reorganizing many of the government bodies of the union republic into the governing bodies of an already independent state, and some structures were re-created. By order of the President Nazarvayev dated 6 February 1992, the Presidential Protection Service of the Republic of Kazakhstan (SOP) was created. In October 1995, the Government Communications Agency of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Republican Guard were included in the SOP of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and later they were transferred to independent departments. Major General Sergey Sinitsin was appointed as the first Head of the Security Service of the
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. It was subordinate to the head of the Presidential Administration and the
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of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Subsequently, the Security Service became directly subordinate to the Head of State.


Merger

The State Guard Service (SGS) was established by the Decree of Kazakhstan's president on 21 April 2014 as a result of a merger of the Presidential Security Service and the Republican Guard. State Security Service Day was officially declared in May 2014 as a professional holiday in order to emphasize the importance of the service. Among the largest of its events that it has provided security for in recent years includes the following: the 5th inauguration of President Nazarbayev and the 2nd inauguration of
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, the Capital City Day program, the
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summit, and the celebration of the 1500th anniversary of
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. After Republican Guard was renamed to Special Purpose Forces of State Guard Service (SPS).


Structure

The Special Purpose Forces (SPS) are one of the most combat-ready units of the Armed Forces. The SPS is composed of: * Batyr Presidential Regiment (
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) *
Aibyn Presidential Regiment The Aibyn Presidential Regiment of the State Security Service of Kazakhstan ( Kazakh: Айбынның Президенттік құрметті қорғау полкі, ''Aibynnyñ Prezidenttık qūrmettı qorğau polkı''; Russian: Презид ...
(
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) ** Honor Guard Company ** State Symbols Protection Company * 'Kokzhal' Special Purpose Squad * Presidential Band ** Brass Band ** Ceremonial Band ** Symphonic Band ** Folk and Dance ensemble * Separate Training Battalion (
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) * Separate Logistics Battalion (
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) * Hospital Unit


Official purpose

Since its inception, the service has ensured the security of important national and international events, such as the inauguration ceremony of
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, Capital City Day, summits in Kazakhstan, and many others. It also ensures the security of government officials and V.I.P guests, including the
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and members of his family. The service has a
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which serves as a ceremonial unit and maintains a creative musical unit called the Presidential Band.


See also

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Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan The Special State Protection Service of Azerbaijan () is a militarized institution that is under the direct command of the President of Azerbaijan. Since 2020, the organization has been headed by Baylar Eyyubov, a close associate of President Ilh ...
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Federal Protective Service (Russia) The Federal Guard Service of the Russian Federation ( rus, Федеральная служба охраны Российской Федерации, p=fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnəjə ˈsluʐbə ɐˈxranɨ rɐˈsʲijskəj fʲɪdʲɪˈratsɨɪ (Federal'na ...
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Federal Protective Service (United States) The United States Federal Protective Service (FPS) is a federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). It is also "the federal agency charged with protecting and delivering integrated law enforcement an ...
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Presidential Security Service (Belarus) The Belarusian Presidential Guard or officially the Presidential Security Service (, ) is a law-enforcement body that was designed to protect the President of Belarus and other high-ranking officials and officers. History According to the US an ...


References


External links

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