| Description |
1 online resource (19 pages) : color map (digital, PDF file) |
| Series |
Africa briefing ; no. 61 |
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Policy briefing |
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Africa briefing ; no. 61.
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Policy briefing (International Crisis Group)
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| Contents |
Overview -- The March assassinations -- The militarisation of politics -- The presidential election -- Actions to halt the slide -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
The assassinations of the chief of defence staff, General Batista Tagme Na Wai, on 1 March 2009 and President Joao Bernardo Nino Vieira early the next day have plunged Guinea-Bissau into deep uncertainty. National Assembly Speaker Raimundo Pereira was quickly sworn in as interim president pending the election the constitution requires. That the killings occurred only months after the acclaimed November parliamentary elections, however, indicates that, in current circumstances, the democratic process cannot cope with the rule of the gun, as well as the extent to which the military's use of force has overwhelmed state institutions. Without outside help to end military involvement in politics and impunity, it may be impossible to halt a slide into further violence. Elites need to stand up to the military, but they require support. The international community should work for an international or hybrid commission of inquiry into the killings. Security system reform needs to be improved by better international coordination and creation of a national commission with enhanced autonomy |
| Notes |
Title from PDF caption (viewed on January 18, 2012) |
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"25 June 2009." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Political stability -- Guinea-Bissau
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Armed Forces -- Political activity.
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Politics and government
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Political stability.
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| SUBJECT |
Guinea-Bissau -- Politics and government -- 21st century
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Guinea-Bissau -- Armed Forces -- Political activity
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| Subject |
Guinea-Bissau.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
International Crisis Group.
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