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.

All labels observed (8)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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