1985 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt

1985 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
	; Map of Guinea-Bissau.
Date	c.1985
Location	Bissau, Guinea-Bissau11°51′N 15°34′W / 11.850°N 15.567°W
Result	Coup attempt fails Vice-President Paulo Correia executed; Attorney General Viriato Pa executed;
Belligerents
Guinea-Bissau President of Guinea-Bissau; FARP (Factions); PAIGC (Factions);	Opposition FARP (Factions); PAIGC (Factions);
Commanders and leaders
João Bernardo Vieira	Paulo Correia ; Viriato Pa
Casualties and losses
	12 plotters convicted, 6 executed (officially); 50+ arrested, 28+ executed
	Nexus of coup in Bissau (marked green), Guinea-Bissau

In 1986 the government of Guinea-Bissau announced the trial of 12 high ranking politicians and generals, including Vice-President Paulo Correia for plotting to stage a coup. However, some observers claim that the "coup plot" was just a justification for President João Bernardo Vieira to purge dissidents in the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People (FARP).