National Guard (Mexico)
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The National Guard (Spanish: Guardia Nacional) is the national gendarmerie of Mexico, created in 2019 by absorbing units and officers from the Federal Police, Military Police, and Naval Police.[1][2]
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Abbreviation | GN |
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Formed | 26 May 2019 |
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Employees | 120,000 |
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National agency | Mexico |
Operations jurisdiction | Mexico |
Governing body | Secretariat of Security and Civil Protection Secretariat of National Defense |
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In 2022, a reform package approved in the Mexican Congress transferred command of the National Guard to the Secretariat of National Defense.[3]