Mamadu is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Pelé was a Brazilian footballer.
Articles related to Guinea-Bissau include:
Mamadu Iaia Djaló was a Guinea-Bissau politician, and the founder and leader of the New Democracy Party.
José Carlos Schwarz was a Bissau-Guinean poet and musician.
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.
Baldé is a surname of West African origin. Some notable people with the surname include:
Mamadu Saliu Djaló Pires is the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea-Bissau.
On 12 April 2012, a coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau was staged by elements of the armed forces about two weeks before the second round of a presidential election between Carlos Gomes Júnior and Kumba Ialá. The coup started in the evening with military personnel and equipment making its way onto the streets, followed by the state-owned media being taken off-air.
Major General Mamadu Ture Kuruma is a Bissau-Guinean military vice-chief of staff and the leader of the Military Command that took power following a coup against acting president Raimundo Pereira and former prime minister and leading candidate for president Carlos Gomes Júnior. On 13 April, he promised to form a national unity government within days. On 18 May 2012, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the travel ban for members of the Military Command, including Kuruma.
Muhammad "Mamadu" Youssuf Candé is a Guinea-Bissauan professional footballer who plays as a left back.
The New Democracy Party is a political party in Guinea-Bissau.
The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Guinea-Bissau.
Mamadu Bobó Djalo, sometimes known as just Bobó, is a Bissau-Guinean former professional football player and manager.
Djaló is the Portuguese and Creole transcription of a surname of Fula origin. Notable people with the surname include:
The Ministry of Justice of Guinea-Bissau has duties such as overseeing the administration and human resources of the judiciary and the Public Prosecutor, publishing and disseminating legal information to the public, and combating organized crime and drug trafficking that might threaten the safety of the country's citizens and impact the justice system.
Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 24 November 2019. As no candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 29 December. Incumbent president José Mário Vaz finished fourth in the first round of voting, failing to progress to the runoff. Umaro Sissoco Embaló won the second round with 54% of the vote, becoming the first president to be elected without the backing of the PAIGC.
Pele is a masculine given name, surname and nickname.
Saliu is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
Iaia was a Greek painter. Iaia may also refer to: