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The Romanian Gendarmerie

The Jandarmeria Română is the Romania’s
military police force which, according to the
law, exercises its attributions on protection of
public order and safety, citizens’ rights and
fundamental liberties, public and private
property, crime prevention and detection and
other infringements of laws into force, as well
as protection of State’s fundamental institutions
and countering of terrorist acts. It is one of the
two main police forces in Romania - the other is
the Romanian Police, a civilian force - having
military status and being part of the Ministry of
Internal Affairs.
Due to its military-status the Gendarmerie has
been involved in some peacekeeping missions
in Kosovo, within United Nations and European
Union, and in Afghanistan with the NATO. In
the same line several Gendarmes have been
deployed, under International Organizations
umbrellas, in Haiti, Congo, Mali, South Sudan, Somalia, Georgia and Ukraine.
The Romanian Gendarmerie was founded in 1850, when the ruler Grigore Alexandru
Ghica promulgated the Rule for Reform of the Corps Servants in Gendarmes.
After the Valachie and Moldavia union in 1859 under Alexandru Ioan Cuza, the
Gendarmerie was subordinated to the war ministry as an independent armed force. The
same year, the Moldavia gendarmes regiment was transformed into a Legion and in 1863
the Gendarmerie of
Bucharest was created.
During the independence
war (1877-1878) the
Rumanian Gendarmerie
ensures the police to the
armies and takes part in
combat. After two law-
making attempts in 1885
and 1887, the Rumanian
Gendarmerie is reorganized
by the law of 30 August
1893.
Criticized for its lack of
preparation in front of the
Jandarmeria Rurala in 1924

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