Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea

The Colonial Guard of Spanish Guinea (Spanish: Guardia Colonial de la Guinea Española) or "Colonial Guard" (Spanish: Guardia Colonial) and "African Colonial Guard" (Spanish: Guardia Colonial Africana) was a body that performed military, law enforcement and customs duties in Spanish Guinea, and garrisoned the colony from the early 20th century until the independence of Equatorial Guinea in 1968. == History == === Origins === The Colonial Guard was founded as a result of the Budget Law of 1908, which provided for replacement of garrisons of the Marine Infantry, the Civil Guard and the Customs office by a single body that could assume all the functions of these three.

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