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| Nicaraguan National Guard | |
|---|---|
| Guardia Nacional de Nicaragua (Spanish) | |
| Motto | Honor, Patria, Disciplina ("Honour", "Fatherland", "Discipline") |
| Founded | 1925 |
| Disbanded | 1979 |
| Service branches | Nicaraguan National Guard Ground Forces Air Force of the Nicaraguan National Guard Nicaraguan National Guard Navy National Police of the National Guard |
| Headquarters | Tiscapa Hill, Managua (Nicaragua) |
| Leadership | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Anastasio Somoza Debayle |
| Chief Director | See list |
| Personnel | |
| Active personnel | 7,500 (January 1978) |
| Industry | |
| Foreign suppliers |  Brazil Canada France West Germany Israel Italy Japan Mexico South Africa Taiwan United Kingdom United States |
| Related articles | |
| History | Nicaraguan Revolution |
| Ranks | Nicaragua military ranks |
The Nicaraguan National Guard (Spanish: Guardia Nacional, otherwise known as la Guardia) was a militia and a gendarmerie created in 1925 during the occupation of Nicaragua by the United States. It became notorious for human rights abuses and corruption under the regime of the Somoza family (1936–1979). The National Guard was disbanded when the Sandinistas came to power in 1979.