Paulo Correia (politician)
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Paulo Correia | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office May 1984 – November 1985 | |
| President | João Bernardo Vieira |
| Preceded by | Victor Saúde Maria |
| Succeeded by | Iafai Camará as Vice President of the Revolutionary Council |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1942 |
| Died | 1986 (aged 43–44) |
| Party | PAIGC |
Colonel Paulo Alexandre Nunes Correia was a Bissau-Guinean politician from PAIGC.
He was born as Cadé in 1942[1] and was a member of the Balanta ethnic group.[2]
Correia made a name for himself as a senior commander of FARP during the Guinea-Bissau war of Independence earning him a loyal clique of officers.[2]
Correia was Vice President and minister of justice After the 1980 coup d'état organized by João Bernardo Vieira.[1] He was appointed minister of the armed forces from 1980 to 1982 and minister of justice from 1982 to 1984.[1]
In 1983 Correia had plotted to stage a coup against Vieira with the ultimate goal of either turning Guinea-Bissau into a Balanta nation-state or seeking the independence of a Balanta nation.[2] In response to the plot Vieira executed a number of Balanta generals, including Correia's senior supporters, resulting in the coup fizzling out.[2]
Following unrelated coup attempts in 1983 and 1984 Correia was the centerpiece of yet another coup in 1985.[2][3] He was sentenced to death and executed in July 1986.[4][1][2]
