Gendarmerie (Belgium)
| Belgian Gendarmerie Rijkswacht (Dutch) Gendarmerie (French) | |
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A flaming grenade is the symbol of the gendarmerie forces | |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | 10 July 1796 – 1 January 1992 (as military unit) 1 January 1992 – 1 April 2001 (as civilian organization) |
| Dissolved | 2001 |
| Superseding agency | Federal Police |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Belgium |
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The Gendarmerie (French) or Rijkswacht (Dutch) was the former national Gendarmerie force of the Kingdom of Belgium. It became a civilian police organisation in 1992, a status it retained until 1 January 2001, when it was, together with the other existing police forces in Belgium, abolished and replaced by the Federal Police and the Local Police.