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Dias, Eduardo Costa (2013). From the unbearable “resilience” of coupism to ethnicisation: a short journey for the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau. Nordic Journal of African Studies. 22 (1/2), 6-22
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E. M. Martins,  "From the unbearable “resilience” of coupism to ethnicisation: a short journey for the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau", in Nordic Journal of African Studies, vol. 22, no. 1/2, pp. 6-22, 2013
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@article{martins2013_1714615327924,
	author = "Dias, Eduardo Costa",
	title = "From the unbearable “resilience” of coupism to ethnicisation: a short journey for the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau",
	journal = "Nordic Journal of African Studies",
	year = "2013",
	volume = "22",
	number = "1/2",
	pages = "6-22",
	url = "http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol22num1-2/dias.pdf"
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - From the unbearable “resilience” of coupism to ethnicisation: a short journey for the Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau
T2  - Nordic Journal of African Studies
VL  - 22
IS  - 1/2
AU  - Dias, Eduardo Costa
PY  - 2013
SP  - 6-22
SN  - 1235-4481
UR  - http://www.njas.helsinki.fi/pdf-files/vol22num1-2/dias.pdf
AB  - This paper considers the emergence of ethnic ruptures in the Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces. It
takes as its starting point the fact that, despite efforts that date back to initiatives implemented
by the political wing of the PAIGC (African Party for Independence in Guinea and Cape
Verde, Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde in Portuguese) during
the war of independence, “ethnic empathy” is rife in the military and, at key moments, overrides
the comradeship that is supposed to form the basis of relations between military
personnel. In fact, as I aim to demonstrate, not only do personal loyalties to military leaders
frequently supersede the chain of command, many higher-ranked officials also frequently use
the “weight” of their ethnicity (and a corresponding network of relations inside different
military units) as a bargaining chip, as well as a weapon and a shield. This is especially true in
regards to the distribution of profits accrued from drug trafficking. The situation is all the
more intriguing given that the cohesion of Guinea-Bissau’s social fabric is generally speaking
fairly good, despite its huge ethnic diversity. It is therefore important to ascertain the
reason(s) why the situation should be so different within the realm of the Armed Forces. 

ER  -