National Guard of Niger

The Nigerien National Guard (French: Garde Nationale du Niger), formerly known as the Forces Nationales d’Intervention et de Securité (1997–2011)[1][2] and Garde Republicaine (1963–1997),[2] is a paramilitary corps of the Armed Forces of Niger under the control of the Ministry of Interior, Public Safety and Decentralization.

During those years, the guard was primarily tasked of protecting the president and was made up of elite soldiers trained by Moroccan officers.

[1] After the 1995 peace agreements between the government of Niger and the Touareg rebel groups, it was restructured and renamed to "Forces Nationales d'Interventions and Securite (FNIS)".

Later, during the 2010 military coup, the National Guard unsuccessfully defended President Tandja Mamadou.

[1] In 2010 and 2011, several government decrees and ordinances proceeded to its reorganization and renaming to the National Guard of Niger.