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      Žandarmerija (francuski) ili Rijkswacht (nizozemski) bila je bivša paravojna policija Belgije. Postala je civilna policijska organizacija 1992. godine, a status je zadržala do 1. siječnja 2001., kada je, zajedno s ostalim postojećim policijskim snagama u Belgiji, ukinuta i zamijenjena saveznom policijom i lokalnom policijom. Riječ žandar dolazi od starofrancuskog gens d'armes, što znači naoružani ljudi, dok nizozemski naziv, rijkswacht, znači čuvar carstva.

      Godine 1795. belgijske su pokrajine došle pod francusku vlast. U to je vrijeme nastala Rijkswacht/Žandarmerija. Ova vojna sila stvorena je kratko vrijeme prije u samoj Francuskoj kako bi zamijenila Marechaussee (konjički korpus maršala) bivše monarhije. Zakon koji je organizirao novu žandarmerijsku službu u Belgiji bio je Zakon od 17. travnja 1798., koji je ostao na snazi ​​do 1957. godine.

      The Gendarmerie (French) or Rijkswacht (Dutch) was the former paramilitary police force 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 Federal Police and the Local Police. The word gendarme comes from Old French gens d'armes, meaning men-at-arms, whereas the Dutch name, rijkswacht, means guard of the realm.

      In 1795, the Belgian provinces came under French rule. It was at this time that the Rijkswacht/Gendarmerie was created. This military force had been created a short time before in France itself to replace the Marechaussee (mounted corps of marshals) of the former monarchy. The legislation which organised the new gendarmerie service in Belgium was a law dated April 17, 1798, which remained in force until 1957.

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