1984 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
| 1984 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt | |||||||
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Map of Guinea-Bissau. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| João Bernardo Vieira | Victor Saúde Maria | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Maria arrested and later flees in exile | |||||||
Nexus of coup in Bissau (marked green), Guinea-Bissau | |||||||
After a lengthy power struggle in 1984 in Guinea-Bissau over the leadership and organizational direction of its ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, Prime Minister Victor Saúde Maria was arrested by President João Bernardo Vieira on the grounds of attempting to stage a coup.