Cape Verde
Cape Verde
Capital: Praia
Former Portuguese colony
Historical
PAIGC
Partido Africano Independencia da Guine e Cabo
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
Fought against colonialist Portuguese forces for independence.
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde.
Fought against colonialist Portuguese forces for independence.
Forcas Armadas de Cabo Verde
1,200 military personnel
Military Regions (Regioes Militares)
1st Military Region
2nd Military Region
3rd Military Region
Military Regions (Regioes Militares)
1st Military Region
2nd Military Region
3rd Military Region
National Guard (Guarda Nacional)
T-55 tanks (5)
BRDM-2 armored reconnaissance vehicles (10)
120-PM-43 120mm mortars (6)
RPG-7
RPG-7
RPK machine guns
SVD Dragunov sniper rifles
SVD Dragunov sniper rifles
AK-47/AKM assault rifles
SKS rifles
Makarov pistols
SKS rifles
Makarov pistols
Air Defense
SA-7 shoulder fired surface-to-air missile launchers.
ZU-23 towed anti-aircraft guns (12)
ZPU-4 towed anti-aircraft guns (18)
Regular soldiers were brown beret
Policia Militar (PM)
Military Police
Maroon beret
Aircraft
An-26 transport aircraft (3)
Let L-410 Turbolet transport aircraft (1)
CASA C-212 aircraft used for maritime patrol (1)
Embraer EMB-110 airliner (1)
Harbin Z-9 utility helicopters (2)
Guarda Costeira
Coast Guard
Patrol Boats (3)
P511 Guardiao
P262 Tainha
P521 Vigilante
Small Sea Ray boats
P511 Guardiao
P521 Vigilante
Small Sea Ray boats
Coast Guard Air Wing
Dornier Do 228 aircraft (1)
Marines (Fuzileiros)
Fuzileiros Navais
Navy blue beret
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