Mamadu Ture Kuruma | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 12 April 2012 –11 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Raimundo Pereira (as Acting President) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (as Acting President) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1947 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Branch/service |  Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
| Rank |  Major general |
Major General Mamadu Ture Kuruma (or N'Krumah;born 26 April 1947) 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. [1] On 18 May 2012,the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the travel ban for members of the Military Command,including Kuruma. [2]
