Internal Troops of Kazakhstan
The Internal Troops of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан Iшкi iстер министрлiгi iшкi әскері, Qazaqstan Ishki ister mınıstrligi ishki áskeri; Russian: Внутренние войска МВД Казахстана) was a militarized police force that operated in the Republic of Kazakhstan from 1992 to 2014. The Internal Troops formed the basis for what is now the National Guard of Kazakhstan.
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Kazakh: Қазақстан Iшкi iстер министрлiгi iшкi әскері Qazaqstan Ishki ister mınıstrligi ishki áskeri Russian: Внутренние войска МВД Казахстана | |
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Active | January 10, 1992–April 21, 2014 |
Disbanded | April 21, 2014 |
Country | Kazakhstan |
Branch | Ministry of Internal Affairs |
Type | Gendarmerie |
Headquarters | Almaty (until 1997) Nur-Sultan (since 1997) |
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History
The Internal Troops was formed by order of the President Nursultan Nazarbayev on January 10, 1992. It was the Kazakh successor to the Soviet Internal Troops and was formed on the basis of Internal Troops based in the Kazakh SSR. It immediately grew effective in its role in suppressing armed domestic conflicts that were mostly caused by terrorism. In March of that same year, the government founded the Republican Guard on the basis of a police unit of the Internal Troops deployed in the Kaskelen District of Almaty. The Internal Troops were disbanded on April 21, 2014 by government orders, transforming the once Soviet-era agency into the present-day National Guard.[1][2][3][4]
Missions
The missions of the Kazakh Internal Troops are as follows:[5][6]
- Guard important cargo during transportation
- Guard of corrective institutions and escort convicts and detainees
- Maintain of a social order and stop violations the law that risk the ensurance of public safety
- Maintain a state of alertness during national emergency situations (e.g. natural disasters)
- Dismantle illegal armed formations
- Prevent domestic and foreign terrorism on Kazakh soil
Leadership Structure
The Commander-in-Chief of the Internal Troops was the seniormost post in the Internal Troops, acting as the commanding officer of the entire branch. The incumbent was appointed and dismissed by the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan and reported directly to him/her through the Minister of Internal Affairs. The assistant to the commander-in-chief and the head of all the headquarters directorates was known as the Chief of Staff.
Anthem of the Internal Troops
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References
- https://www.inform.kz/ru/vnutrennie-voyska-mvd-rk-preobrazovany-v-nacional-nuyu-gvardiyu_a2650947
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-11-25. Retrieved 2019-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Внутренние войска МВД РК преобразованы в Национальную гвардию". Inform.kz.
- https://e-history.kz/en/publications/view/formirovanie_vnutrennih_voisk_rk_intervu_s_generalom_bulatom_dzhanasaevim__650
- "National guard". Vivv.kz.
- Kulchik, Yuri; Fadin, Andrey V.; Sergeev, Victor M. (May 1996). Central Asia After the Empire. ISBN 9780745310886.
- "Гимн ВВ МВД РК Елді ораны". YouTube. 14 February 2014.