National Guard
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The term '''National Guard''' or '''Guardia Nacional''' may refer to a military force, a [[paramilitary]] force, a [[gendarmerie]], or a [[constabulary]]:
==Military forces==
===Americas===
* [[National Guard of the United States]]
* [[National Guard (Nicaragua)]], (1925–1979)
* [[National Guard (El Salvador)]]
* [[Venezuelan National Guard]] (Guardia Nacional de Venezuela)—Officially the Armed Forces of Cooperation (esp: Fuerzas Armadas de Cooperación)
* [[National Guard (Brazil)]]
===Europe===
* [[Cypriot National Guard|Greek Cypriot National Guard]]
* [[National Guard (France)]], active on and off from the French Revolution to World War Two
* [[Portuguese National Republican Guard]]
* [[Italian National Republican Guard]]—defunct
===Asia===
* [[Sri Lanka National Guard]]
* [[Saudi Arabian National Guard]]
* [[Iraqi National Guard]]
==Political organizations==
* National Guard, better known as the [[Blueshirts]], a 1930s political movement in Ireland
==See also==
* [[List of protective service agencies]]
*[[Republican National Guard]], disambiguation
*[[Republican Guard]], disambiguation
*[[Home Guard]], disambiguation
*[[Civil Guard]], disambiguation
*[[Gendarmerie]]
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