2018–2019
Mamadu Iaia Djaló (c. 1962 –20 December 2021) was a Guinea-Bissau politician,and the founder and leader of the New Democracy Party.
Running as an independent presidential candidate in the 2005 presidential election,Djalófinished sixth out of thirteen presidential candidates,receiving 1.59% of the vote. [2] In 2007,he founded the New Democracy Party,and contested the 2009 presidential elections,in which he finished fourth out of eleven candidates,with 3.11% of the vote. He did not contest the 2012 presidential elections,but in 2014 general elections he finished fifth out of thirteen with 4.56% of the vote and his party won one seat in parliament. [3] [4]
In April 2018 he was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights. [5] In a cabinet reshuffle in July 2019,he was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry. [6]
He contested the 2019 presidential elections, [7] finishing eighth out of twelve candidates with 0.5% of the vote.
After falling ill in Lomé,Togo,Djalówas transferred to Dakar,Senegal,where he died on 20 December 2021. [8]
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