The Estado Mayor Presidencial — EMP ( en, link=no, Presidential General Staff) was the institution charged with protecting and safeguarding the

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, the First Lady of Mexico and their immediate families. It is described in its regulations as a techno-military organism and an administrative unit (

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) of the Presidency of the Republic of Mexico in facilitating the President's fulfillment of his attributes and functions. The EMP was part of the

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, and a General always led it, embodied in the Jefatura del Estado Mayor Presidencial. Its last Jefatura was led by General Roberto Francisco Miranda Moreno, whom President

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appointed.

History

It was disbanded on December 1, 2018 by President

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by amending the Organization Act on the Mexican Army and Air Force with 108 votes in favor, none against, and 12 abstentions in the Mexican Senate. Ex-EMP personnel would be assigned to their original units in the Mexican military with ranks and benefits.

Organization

The Presidential Guard consisted of three infantry battalions, two military police battalions, one special force battalion, and one artillery battalion, plus a Marine battalion from the

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, a Cavalry Horse Guards squadron with an attached horse artillery battery and a state artillery honor battery as well as a War Band (''Banda de Guerra'').

Training

Presidential Guard included a reaction group, (grupo de reacción inmediata y potente, GRIP), whose members were trained in martial arts such as

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, aikijutsu,

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, kick boxing,

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, and

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; furthermore, they were trained in techniques and tactics in order to protect high-ranking officials and civil servants, such as the President.

References

{{commons category, Estado Mayor Presidencial

External links

Overview of the role of Estado Mayor Presidencial (Spanish)

Organisation Chart of Estado Mayor Presidencial (Spanish)
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