Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau

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The Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau are the national military of Guinea-Bissau, responsible for the country’s defense and internal security and historically influential in its political affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military organization
alsoKnownAs Forças Armadas da Guiné-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces
commandStructure under President of Guinea-Bissau as commander-in-chief
cooperatesWith ECOWAS
Economic Community of West African States
linked to: ECOWAS
country Guinea-Bissau
establishedAfter independence of Guinea-Bissau
facesIssue involvement in drug trafficking networks
limited resources
low equipment levels
politicization of the military
garrison Bissau
hasAllegiance Republic of Guinea-Bissau
linked to: Guinea-Bissau
hasBranch Guinea-Bissau Air Force
Guinea-Bissau Army
Guinea-Bissau Navy
hasHeadquartersIn Bissau
hasLanguageOfCommand Portuguese
hasLegalBasis Constitution of Guinea-Bissau
hasMottoLanguage Portuguese
linked to: Portuguese language
hasRole air defense
border security
land warfare
maritime defense
support to internal security
hasSize small
influentialIn politics of Guinea-Bissau
involvedIn 1998–1999 Guinea-Bissau Civil War
Guinea-Bissau Civil War
military coups in Guinea-Bissau
locatedIn Bissau
notableEvent 1998–1999 conflict between government and military junta
April 2012 coup d’état in Guinea-Bissau
operatesIn territory of Guinea-Bissau
originatedFrom African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde armed wing
linked to: PAIGC

PAIGC guerrilla forces
linked to: PAIGC
participatesIn regional security initiatives in West Africa
partOf Government of Guinea-Bissau
responsibleFor internal security in Guinea-Bissau
national defense of Guinea-Bissau
serviceBranch Air Force
Army
Navy
usesConscription yes
usesEquipmentFrom various foreign suppliers

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

ECOWAS Monitoring Group hasPart Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Government of Guinea-Bissau oversees armed forces of Guinea-Bissau
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau alsoKnownAs Forças Armadas da Guiné-Bissau
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau alsoKnownAs Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau hasBranch Guinea-Bissau Army
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau hasBranch Guinea-Bissau Air Force
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Civil War belligerent Presidential Guard of Guinea-Bissau
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau Civil War belligerent Military Junta of Guinea-Bissau
linked to: Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau