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| Title: | Guinea-Bissau's Rocky Path to Peace and Democracy |
| Author: | Ostheimer, Andrea E. |
| Year: | 2000 |
| Periodical: | South African Journal of International Affairs |
| Volume: | 7 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Period: | Summer |
| Pages: | 107-121 |
| Language: | English |
| Geographic term: | Guinea-Bissau |
| Subjects: | democracy Politics and Government |
| External link: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10220460009545292 |
| Abstract: | The government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau has been the target of a series of military coups. In 1980, João Bernardo Vieira, supported by the army, overthrew the government of Luis Cabral. Vieira survived a coup attempt in 1993, and in June 1998 an army mutiny led by Ansumane Mané plunged the Republic into a civil war and eventually succeeded in ousting Vieira in May 1999. The new power constellation under Mané and the recent legislative and presidential elections in November 1999 may well give the democratization process a fresh impetus. This paper presents an overview of political developments in Guinea-Bissau since the 1980s, giving attention to the internal and external factors leading to a transitional process of economic and political liberalization; the implementation of economic reforms; the long way to multiparty elections; and the challenges facing the country, in particular the lack of funds for a quick recovery, structural weaknesses in the party system, the consolidation of relations with neighbouring countries, and national reconciliation. The election results demonstrate that the former socialist ruling party PAIGC still enjoys substantial support within the electorate. At this stage, however, Guinea-Bissau remains an unstable entity within the region. Notes, ref. |
