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President, Army Chief Killed

  • Guinea Bissau:   Thai Link Revealed in Assassinations

    This Day, 8 March 2009

    Fresh facts are now emerging on the killing of the Guinea-Bissau Army Chief, Brig. Gen. Batiste Tagme na Waie, which later triggered the assassination of President Joao Bernardo… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Soldiers Kill President Vieira

    This Day, 3 March 2009

    Renegade soldiers yesterday shot President Joao Bernardo Vieira of Guinea Bissau dead following the death of the country's Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Batiste Tagme Na Waie, who was… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:  President Attacked After Election

    allAfrica, 23 November 2008

    Soldiers attacked the residence of President João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau in the early hours of Sunday in what appeared to be post-election instability, news… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   After Killings, Calls for Military Reform

    UNIRIN, 6 March 2009

    Reforming Guinea-Bissau's army and police units is now more pressing than ever to avoid instability say UN officials and government representatives. Read more »

  • Senegal:   Bissau Assassinations Worry Casamance

    UNIRIN, 5 March 2009

    The recent assassinations of Guinea-Bissau's president and army chief have cast a deep uncertainty over Senegal's restive Casamance region, where a decades-long separatist struggle… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:  President, Army Chief Assassinated

    allAfrica, 2 March 2009

    Both Guinea Bissau's president and its army chief have been assassinated within hours of one another, apparently as a result of rivalry between them, news agencies reported Monday. Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Assassination Severe Blow to Civilian Power

    UNIRIN, 2 March 2009

    The assassination of President  João Bernardo Vieira of Guinea-Bissau, hours after the killing of the country's army chief of staff, has dealt a severe blow to… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Country Still Needs Strong International Support

    UN News, 11 December 2008

    The United Nations Security Council today underscored the need for continued international support for Guinea-Bissau, while voicing their concern over security in the West African… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Coup Bid Highlights Political Volatility

    UNIRIN, 24 November 2008

    An apparent coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau on 23 November has underscored the country's chronic political volatility. Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Key Political Events

    UNIRIN, 2 March 2009

    March 2009 General Tagme Na Wai is killed 1 March in a bomb attack on military headquarters in the capital Bissau. President  João Bernardo Vieira is then killed by… Read more »

  • Guinea Bissau:   Building A Real Stability Pact

    Crisis Group, 29 January 2009

    Despite Guinea-Bissau’s widely praised elections in 2008, allegations of attempted assassination and coup d’état heighten the need to guarantee stability and… Read more »

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