The Alliance of Patriotic Forces ( pt, Aliança Socialista da Guiné, APG) was a political party in

Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ...

.Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau'', Scarecrow Press, pp28–29

History

The party was established by Fernando Gomes in 2000. In 2004 it joined the

United People's Alliance The United People's Alliance ( pt, Aliança Popular Unida, APU) was a political alliance in Guinea-Bissau. It consisted of the Guinean People's Party (PPG) and the Socialist Alliance of Guinea (ASG).Peter Karibe Mendy (2013) ''Historical Diction ...

in order to contest the March 2004 parliamentary elections. The Alliance received 1.36% of the vote and won a single seat, taken by Gomes. The United People's Alliance was dissolved by the end of 2004, and Gomes left the APG to join the

African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( pt, Partido Africano para a Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde, PAIGC) is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from ...

. The ASG supported the 2012 military coup.

References

Political parties established in 2000 Defunct political parties in Guinea-Bissau 2000 establishments in Guinea-Bissau {{GuineaBissau-party-stub