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General '''Batista Tagme Na Waie''', also transliterated as '''Batista Tagme Na Wai''' (1949 – March 1, 2009), was chief of staff of the army of [[Guinea-Bissau]] until his assassination in 2009. |
General '''Batista Tagme Na Waie''', also transliterated as '''Batista Tagme Na Wai''' (1949 in [[Catió]]– March 1, 2009), was chief of staff of the army of [[Guinea-Bissau]] until his assassination in 2009. |
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==Military |
==Military career== |
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A participant in the [[Military dictatorship|junta]] that overthrew [[João Bernardo Vieira]] in the 1990s and a veteran of the [[Guinea-Bissau War of Independence]],<ref name="irin">{{cite web|url=http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=52291|accessdate=2009-03-02|title=GUINEA-BISSAU: 65 senior officers readmitted to armed forces|date=December 2, 2004|publisher=[[The New Humanitarian|IRIN]]}}</ref> Na Waie was a member of the [[Balanta people|Balanta ethnic group]].<ref name="miami">{{cite news|url=http://www.miamiherald.com/news/world/AP/story/928307.html|accessdate=2009-03-02|author=Associated Press|title=A look at Guinea-Bissau's history of instability|work=The Miami Herald|date=March 2, 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> He had been appointed chief of staff as a result of the October 2004 murder of his predecessor, [[Verissimo Correia Seabra]]; [[The New Humanitarian|IRIN]] has described him as a "consensus figure put forward by the military establishment which the government felt forced to accept".<ref name="irin" /> |
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After [[Tagme Na Wai]] became Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, he announced the reintegration of 65 senior officers into the military, including Sanha, on December 1, 2004; Na Wai appointed Sanha as his naval advisor.<ref |
After [[Tagme Na Wai]] became Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, he announced the reintegration of 65 senior officers into the military, including Sanha, on December 1, 2004; Na Wai appointed Sanha as his naval advisor.<ref name="irin"/> |
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==Political tension== |
==Political tension== |
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Revision as of 04:50, 13 October 2020
Batista Tagme Na Waie | |
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 Batista Tagme Na Waie | |
| Birth name | Batista Tagme Na Waie |
| Born | 1949 Catió |
| Died | March 1, 2009 (aged 59–60) Bissau, Guinea-Bissau |
| Allegiance |  Guinea-Bissau |
General Batista Tagme Na Waie, also transliterated as Batista Tagme Na Wai (1949 in Catió– March 1, 2009), was chief of staff of the army of Guinea-Bissau until his assassination in 2009.
Military career
A participant in the junta that overthrew João Bernardo Vieira in the 1990s and a veteran of the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence,[1] Na Waie was a member of the Balanta ethnic group.[2] He had been appointed chief of staff as a result of the October 2004 murder of his predecessor, Verissimo Correia Seabra; IRIN has described him as a "consensus figure put forward by the military establishment which the government felt forced to accept".[1]
After Tagme Na Wai became Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, he announced the reintegration of 65 senior officers into the military, including Sanha, on December 1, 2004; Na Wai appointed Sanha as his naval advisor.[1]
Political tension
A "bitter rival" of Vieira,[3] both before the junta (having survived Vieira's purges of the Guinea-Bissau military in the 1980s)[2] and after Vieira's return to power, Na Waie reported surviving an assassination attempt in January 2009, when a militia assigned to the presidential palace opened fire on his staff car; the militia denied that this had been an assassination attempt.[4][5]
Death
On March 1, 2009, Na Waie was killed by an explosion in the headquarters of the Guinea-Bissau military. While witnesses reported seeing a rocket-propelled grenade,[6] aides to Na Waie reported that a bomb was detonated under a staircase as Na Waie was heading to his office.[7]
Aftermath
In the early hours of the next day, Vieira was killed, apparently by troops loyal to Na Waie; a military representative subsequently denied allegations that Vieira's death had been a retaliation.[3] Army spokesman Zamora Induta did, however, say that Vieira had been involved in Na Waie's assassination.[8] An army officer said on March 5 that Na Waie had found a stash of cocaine weighing 200 kilograms at an army hangar about a week before he was killed.[9] His funeral was held at the Military Club in Bissau on March 8.[10] On March 26, it was reported that three senior officers — Colonel Arsene Balde, Colonel Abdoulaye Ba, and Brigadier General Melcias Fernandes — had been arrested in the preceding days for involvement in Na Waie's death.[11]
References
- ^ a b c "GUINEA-BISSAU: 65 senior officers readmitted to armed forces". IRIN. December 2, 2004. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ a b Associated Press (March 2, 2009). "A look at Guinea-Bissau's history of instability". The Miami Herald. Retrieved 2009-03-02. [dead link]
- ^ a b Pallister, David (March 2, 2009). "Guinea-Bissau president 'killed in clash between rival soldiers'". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "G.Bissau's military chief says survived attempt on his life". Archived from the original on 2012-03-17. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau military chief killed in grenade attack". The Times. London. March 2, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Attackers blow up part of Bissau armed forces HQ". Retrieved 2009-03-02.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau president killed". Archived from the original on 3 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-02. Al Jazeera, 2 March 2009.
- ^ Howden, Daniel (2009-03-03). "President shot dead in palace as rebel troops take revenge". Independent. London. Archived from the original on 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Murdered G.Bissau general to be buried Sunday", AFP, March 7, 2009.
- ^ "Guinea Bissau military chief buried", AFP (IOL), March 8, 2009.
- ^ "Three officers arrested over GBissau army chief killing", AFP, March 26, 2009.