João Bernardo Vieira
April 27, 1939 – March 2, 2009
Bissau-Guinean guerrilla commander who seized power in 1980 and ruled Guinea-Bissau for most of the next three decades; he was assassinated in 2009.
Offices held
Sep 28, 1978 – Nov 14, 1980
Preceded by
Francisco Mendes Succeeded by
Victor Saúde Maria
Francisco Mendes Succeeded by
Victor Saúde Maria
3 terms, Nov 14, 1980 – Mar 2, 2009
Preceded by
Luís Cabral Succeeded by
Raimundo Pereira
Luís Cabral Succeeded by
Raimundo Pereira
3 terms
- Nov 14, 1980 – May 14, 1984 Preceded by Luís Cabral Succeeded by Carmen Pereira
- May 16, 1984 – May 7, 1999 Preceded by Carmen Pereira Succeeded by Ansumane Mané
- Oct 1, 2005 – Mar 2, 2009 Preceded by Henrique Rosa Succeeded by Raimundo Pereira
Affiliations
Party membership
- Jan 1, 1960 – Jan 1, 1999 African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
Timeline
1940
1945
1950
1955
1960
1965
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1980
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