Civil Guard (Zaire)

Zairian Civil Guard
Garde civile zaïroise
The first promotion of the Civil Guard. Kotakoli Air Base, Équateur, in 1985.
Active1984–1997
Country Zaire
Size26,000 men in 1996
Part ofZairian Armed Forces (FAZ)
BaseKinshasa
EngagementsFirst Congo War
Commanders
Current
commander
Gen. Kpama Baramoto Kata

The Zairian Civil Guard (French: Garde civile zaïroise) was a militarised police force in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo), created to support the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko.