Guinean PR announces a “big military parade” in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Armed Forces

The President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoko Embalo, announced this Friday a “great military parade” to mark the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Armed Forces, and said he wanted to invite other countries to the celebration.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new Deputy Chief of the General Staff of the Navy, Jorge Samba, who was promoted from sea captain to commodore, Embalo said that the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Armed Forces, celebrated this year, “they will be associated” with the centenary of Amilcar Cabral.

Umaro Sissoko Embalo mentioned the founder of the nationalities of Guinea and Cape Verde, who was celebrated by the communities of these countries through cultural, sporting and political events.

“Last year we celebrated the 50th anniversary of our independence. This year we are going to do something bigger – a big military parade,” Embalo said.

The President of Guinea promised to invite the armed forces of other countries, in particular Portugal, to the military parade.

Sissoko Embalo noted that all this is possible only if the country has an Armed Forces in which “order and discipline” reigns, and added that the military will be able to participate in various works, in particular in the construction of public roads.

The People’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARP) were created on November 16, 1964 in the city of Kassaka in southern Guinea-Bissau and at that time acted as the “armed wing” of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and the Cape Province. Verde (PAIGC).

With the country’s opening to multi-party politics in 1991, FARP was no longer affiliated with any political party.