Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People | |
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Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo | |
Founded | 1964 (as the military branch of PAIGC) |
Current form | 1973 (as the national armed forces of Guinea-Bissau) |
Service branches | Army Navy Air Force |
Headquarters | Bissau |
Website | farp |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
Prime Minister | Rui Duarte de Barros |
Minister of Defence | Sandji Fati |
Chief of General Staff | General Biague Na Ntan |
Personnel | |
Conscription | Selective compulsory military service |
Active personnel | 4,000 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $23.3 million |
Percent of GDP | 1.7% |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | China Portugal[1] Russia |
Related articles | |
History | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Guinea-Bissau Civil War 2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest 2012 Guinea Bissau coup d'état |
Ranks | Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau |
Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People | |
---|---|
Forças Armadas Revolucionárias do Povo | |
Founded | 1964 (as the military branch of PAIGC) |
Current form | 1973 (as the national armed forces of Guinea-Bissau) |
Service branches | Army Navy Air Force |
Headquarters | Bissau |
Website | farp |
Leadership | |
Commander-in-Chief | President Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
Prime Minister | Rui Duarte de Barros |
Minister of Defence | Sandji Fati |
Chief of General Staff | General Biague Na Ntan |
Personnel | |
Conscription | Selective compulsory military service |
Active personnel | 4,000 |
Expenditure | |
Budget | $23.3 million |
Percent of GDP | 1.7% |
Industry | |
Foreign suppliers | China Portugal[1] Russia |
Related articles | |
History | Guinea-Bissau War of Independence Guinea-Bissau Civil War 2010 Guinea-Bissau military unrest 2012 Guinea Bissau coup d'état |
Ranks | Military ranks of Guinea-Bissau |