What is Republican Guard?
{{Infobox government agency | name = Republican Guard | seal = Emblem of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (2).svg | logo = Flag of the Ethiopian National Defense Force (3).svg | image = | formed = December 23, 2018; 4 years ago | jurisdiction = Ethiopia | budget = 140 million Birr (2.8 million dollars) | chief1_name = Major General [[Birhanu Bekele]] | chief1_position = Chief Commander | parent_department = [[Office of the Prime Minister]] | website = {{URL|pmo.gov.et}} }} The '''Republican Guard''' is an [[Ethiopia|Ethiopian]] [[federal]] [[Police officer|law enforcement agency]]. It is a part of the [[Ministry of Defense (Ethiopia)|Ethiopian Ministry of Defense]] focused on protecting high cabinet level government and high-ranking [[military]] officials in the country. The (RG) protect the [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] of the country the first lady, the President, ministers, and generals and high-level federal executives of the country. The republican guard had a budget of 140 million birr for 2019. The Guard not only protect high level officials they also conduct protections for high-risk places and have riot police for times other agencies need help. They also conduct special operations outside their protecting mission seen at high-risk places and times. <ref>{{Cite news|title=About {{!}} FDRE Office of the Prime Minister|work=Prime Ministers Office|url=https://www.pmo.gov.et/about_pm/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 24, 2018|title=Ethiopia introduces republican guard|work=New Business Ethiopia|url=https://newbusinessethiopia.com/politics/ethiopia-introduces-republican-guard/|access-date=December 24, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Astatike|first=Dawit|date=June 27, 2019|title=Over 140 million birr earmarked for Republican Guard|work=Capital Ethiopia|url=https://www.capitalethiopia.com/capital/over-140-million-birr-earmarked-for-republican-guard/|access-date=June 27, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=December 24, 2018|title=Ethiopia forms elite ‘Republican Guard’ force to protect top officia