2009 in Guinea-Bissau

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Events in the year 2009 in Guinea-Bissau .

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Guinea-Bissau was at the Lusophony Games: Guinea-Bissau at the 2009 Lusophony Games.

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The politics of Guinea-Bissau take place in a framework of a semi-presidential representative democratic republic, with a multi-party system, wherein the President is head of state and the Prime Minister is head of government. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National People's Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Henrique Rosa</span>

Henrique Pereira Rosa was a Bissau-Guinean politician who served as interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 2003 to 2005. He was born in 1946 in Bafatá.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Luís Cabral</span> President of Guinea-Bissau from 1974 to 1980

Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the first President of Guinea-Bissau. He served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d'état led by João Bernardo Vieira deposed him. Luís Cabral was a half-brother of Amílcar Cabral, with whom he co-founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in 1956.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde</span> Political party in Guinea-Bissau

The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde is a political party in Guinea-Bissau. Originally formed to peacefully campaign for independence from Portugal, the party turned to armed conflict in the 1960s and was one of the belligerents in the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. Towards the end of the war, the party established a socialist one-party state, which remained intact until multi-party democracy was introduced in the early 1990s. Although the party won the first multi-party elections in 1994, it was removed from power in the 1999–2000 elections. However, it returned to office after winning parliamentary elections in 2004 and presidential elections in 2005, since which it has remained the largest party in the National People's Assembly.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">João Bernardo Vieira</span> 2nd President of Guinea-Bissau (1980–99, 2005–09)

João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 to 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Guinea-Bissau Civil War</span> 1998–99 conflict in Guinea-Bissau following a military coup of President João Bernardo Vieira

The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané. Government forces, backed by neighbouring states, clashed with the coup leaders who had quickly gained almost total control over the country's armed forces.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Elections in Guinea-Bissau</span> Political elections for public offices in Guinea-Bissau

Elections in Guinea-Bissau take place within the framework of a multi-party democracy and a semi-presidential system. Both the President and the National People's Assembly are directly elected by voters.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2005 Guinea-Bissau presidential election</span> Presidential elections

Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 19 June 2005, with a second round runoff on 24 July. The elections marked the end of a transition to democratic rule after the previously elected government was overthrown in a September 2003 military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra. The result was a victory for former President and independent candidate João Bernardo Vieira.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malam Bacai Sanhá</span> President of Guinea-Bissau from 2009 to 2012

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aristides Gomes</span> Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

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This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Ndafa and the second or paternal family name is Kabi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raimundo Pereira</span> Interim President of Guinea-Bissau (2009, 2012)

Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira is a Bissau-Guinean lawyer and politician who was interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 3 March 2009 to 8 September 2009 and again in 2012, following the departure of President Malam Bacai Sanhá for medical treatment abroad; he continued in that capacity after Sanha's death. Pereira was elected as President of the National People's Assembly on 22 December 2008. Pereira is a member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). He was ousted in a coup on 12 April 2012 and succeeded by Mamadu Ture Kuruma.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Batista Tagme Na Waie</span>

General Batista Tagme Na Waie, also transliterated as Batista Tagme Na Wai, was chief of staff of the army of Guinea-Bissau until his assassination in 2009.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Guinea-Bissau presidential election</span>

Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 28 June 2009 following the assassination of President João Bernardo Vieira on 2 March 2009. As no candidate won a majority in the first round, a second round was held on 26 July 2009 between the two leading candidates, Malam Bacai Sanhá of the governing African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and opposition leader Kumba Ialá. Sanhá won with a substantial majority in the second round, according to official results.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état</span> Coup that brought João Bernardo Vieira to power

The 1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état was the bloodless military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 14 November 1980, led by Prime Minister General João Bernardo Vieira. It led to the deposition of President Luís Cabral, who held the office since 1973, while the country's War of Independence was still ongoing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Brazil–Guinea-Bissau relations</span> Bilateral relations

Brazil – Guinea-Bissau relations refer to the bilateral relations between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Guinea-Bissau. Both nations are members of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, Group of 77 and the United Nations.

References

  1. "Guinea-Bissau 'can't afford poll'". 2009-03-27. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
  2. "Guinea-Bissau president shot dead". 2009-03-02. Retrieved 2023-02-27.