Guinea Bissau: UN Calls for Orderly Transfer of Power
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that the country's leadership will transfer power according to the constitution.
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Guinea Bissau:
UN Calls for Constitutional Change After President Dies
UN News, 9 January 2012
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope today that the leadership of Guinea-Bissau will transfer according to the West African country's constitution after the death of… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
President Dies in Paris
RNW Africa, 9 January 2012
The leader of the troubled West African republic of Guinea-Bissau, President Malam Bacai Sanha, has died in a French hospital in Paris, a French government official said Monday. Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
President Dies
BuaNews, 10 January 2012
President Jacob Zuma has expressed his condolences to the government and people of Guinea-Bissau following the passing of its President Malam Bacai Sanha. Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
Govt Denies Rumours of Ill President's Death
RNW Africa, 3 December 2011
Guinea Bissau's presidency on Saturday denied rumours that its critically ill leader Malam Bacai Sanha, 64, had died in a Paris hospital where he is being treated. Read more »
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African Union chief Jean Ping has arrived in Guinea-Bissau after the army chief claimed to have foiled a coup attempt by the head of the navy. Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
New President Inaugurated
UN News, 8 September 2009
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today used the inauguration of a newly-elected president in Guinea-Bissau to pledge United Nations support to enhance peace and development in a… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
Another Go At Stability - 28 June Election
UNIRIN, 26 June 2009
Guinea-Bissauans hope a presidential election process that opened with a political killing will end with a peacefully elected leader who will help move the country toward… Read more »
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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 »
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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 »
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Guinea Bissau:
Post-Election Coup Attempt - Could That Be the Last?
Accra Mail, 29 November 2008
Last Sunday, November 23, when millions of people on the African continent found themselves in various churches worshipping God, a group of military officers in Guinea-Bissau were… Read more »
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Guinea Bissau:
Uncertain Future As President Dissolves Government
UNIRIN, 6 August 2008
President Joao Bernardo Vieira announced he had dissolved parliament on 5 August replacing Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Cabi of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea… Read more »
