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2023 Guinea-Bissau Coup Attempt
On 30 November–1 December 2023, clashes broke out in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, between government forces and units of the National Guard who had released two ministers accused of corruption from detention. The clashes led to the arrest of National Guard commander Colonel Victor Tchongo. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló described the events as an attempted coup. Following the clashes, Embaló ordered the dissolution of the country's legislature. Background Guinea-Bissau's semi-presidential system limits the powers of the president by allowing the majority party in the National People's Assembly to appoint the Cabinet, which also means that the legislature, currently dominated since elections in June 2023 by the opposition PAIGC party, which is critical of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, also controls the National Guard, which falls under the jurisdiction of the interior ministry. In 2022, Embaló survived a coup attempt against him that left 11 people dead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bissau
Bissau () is the capital, and largest city of Guinea-Bissau. Bissau had a population of 492,004. Bissau is located on the Geba River estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean, and is Guinea-Bissau's largest city, major port, and its administrative and military centre. Etymology The term Bissau may have come from the name of a clan N'nssassun, in its plural form Bôssassun.direct link to pdf Intchassu (Bôssassu) was the name given to the nephew of King Mecau—the first sovereign of the island of Bissau—, son of his sister Pungenhum. Bôssassu formed a clan of the Papel peoples. History The city was founded in 1687 by Portugal as a fortified port and trading center. In 1942 the capital of Portuguese Guinea was transferred from Bolama to Bissau. After the declaration of independence by the anti-colonial guerrillas of PAIGC in 1973, the capital of the rebel territories was declared to be Madina do Boe, while Bissau remained the colonial capital. When Portugal granted independ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in 2015 had an estimated population of over 349 million. Considered one of the pillar regional blocs of the continent-wide African Economic Community (AEC), the stated goal of ECOWAS is to achieve "collective self-sufficiency" for its member states by creating a single large trade bloc by building a full economic and trading union. The union was established on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, with its stated mission to promote economic integration across the region. A revised version of the treaty was agreed and signed on 24 July 1993 in Cotonou. The ECOWAS also serves as a peacekeeping force in the region, with member states occasionally sending joint military forces to intervene in the bloc's member countries at tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Secretary-General
The secretary-general of the United Nations (UNSG or SG) is the chief administrative officer of the United Nations and head of the United Nations Secretariat, one of the six principal organs of the United Nations. The role of the secretary-general and of the secretariat is laid out by Chapter XV (Articles 97 to 101) of the United Nations Charter. However, the office's qualifications, selection process and tenure are open to interpretation; they have been established by custom. Selection and term of office The secretary-general is appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Security Council. As the recommendation must come from the Security Council, any of the five permanent members of the council can veto a nomination. Most secretaries-general are compromise candidates from middle powers and have little prior fame. Unofficial qualifications for the job have been set by precedent in previous selections. The appointee may not be a citize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stéphane Dujarric
Stéphane Dujarric de la Rivière (born in 1965) is the Spokesman for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. He was appointed to this position on 19 February 2014, by the previous Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon. Dujarric had previously served as Spokesman for United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan from 2005 to 2006 and then Deputy Communications Director for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon from 2006 to 2007. Career Prior to his current appointment, Dujarric was Director of News and Media for the United Nations Department of Public Information, a position that he had held since March 2011. In this role, he oversaw the UN's television, radio and photo operations. He coordinates the work of the main United Nations news sites, operating in eight languages. His Division is also responsible for media liaison and accreditation, providing logistical support and information to the international press corps, as well as coverage of official United Nations meetings, prod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moussa Faki
Moussa Faki Mahamat ( ar, موسى فكي محمد ', born 21 June 1960) is a Chadian politician and diplomat who has been the elected Chairperson of the African Union Commission since 14 March 2017. Previously he was Prime Minister of Chad from 24 June 2003 to 4 February 2005 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from April 2008 to January 2017. Faki, a member of the ruling Patriotic Salvation Movement (MPS),Page on Faki , ''Afrique Express'' . belongs to the Zaghawa ethnic group, the same group as the late President . [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of member states of the African Union, 55 member states located on the continent of Africa. The AU was announced in the Sirte Declaration in Sirte, Libya, on 9 September 1999, calling for the establishment of the African Union. The bloc was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, and launched on 9 July 2002 in Durban, South Africa. The intention of the AU was to replace the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963 in Addis Ababa by 32 signatory governments; the OAU was disbanded on 9 July 2002. The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states. The AU's secretariat, the African Union Commission, is based in Addis Ababa. The largest city in the AU is Lagos, Nigeria, while the list of urban areas in Africa by population, largest urban agglomeration is Cairo, Egypt. The African U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rui Duarte De Barros
''This name uses Portuguese naming customs. the first or maternal family name is Duarte and the second or paternal family name is'' ''de Barros.'' Rui Duarte de Barros (born 18 February 1960, Cadique, Tombali Region) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the Transitional Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo, script=Adlm; Mandinka: ''Gine-Bisawo''), officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau ( pt, República da Guiné-Bissau, links=no ) ... from 16 May 2012 to 3 July 2014. References Living people Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau Finance ministers of Guinea-Bissau 1960 births People from Tombali Region {{GuineaBissau-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constitution Of Guinea-Bissau
The Constitution of Guinea-Bissau is the basic law governing Guinea-Bissau. It was adopted in 1984, came into force on 6 May 1984, and revised in 1991, 1993 and 1996. External linksConstitution of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau
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Politics of Guinea-Bissau
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Domingos Simões Pereira
Domingos Simões Pereira (born 20 October 1963) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2014 to August 2015. He previously served as Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also known as the Lusophone Commonwealth, from 2008 to 2012. Early life Born in Farim on October 20, 1963, Domingos Simões Pereira is the son of a farmer, a small landowner forced to abandon the property due to the beginning of the war of independence. His father was even arrested by the International and State Defense Police (PIDE), accused of collaboration with nationalist groups. Still a child, he went, with the rest of his family, to Bissau and, soon after, in 1969, to Cacheu, where he attended primary school. Academic and professional career In 1974, he joined the first groups of students who, at National Lyceum Kwame N'Krumah, under the teaching of names like Atchutchi Ferreira and Helder Proença, studied without the tutelage of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geraldo Martins
Geraldo João Martins is a Bissau-Guinean economist and politician who served as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau from 8 August to 21 December 2023. He was minister of economy and finance in several cabinets (including the one of Prime Minister Domingos Simões Pereira Domingos Simões Pereira (born 20 October 1963) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2014 to August 2015. He previously served as Executive Secretary of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries, also k ...) from 2014 to 2015, from 2015 to 2016 and from 2019 to 2020. Education Martins has a law degree from the Bissau Law School. He earned a master's degree in Public Policy and Management from the University of London. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Martins, Geraldo Living people Bissau-Guinean economists Government ministers of Guinea-Bissau Finance ministers of Guinea-Bissau Education ministers Science ministers African Party for the Independenc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guinea-Bissau Television
Guinea-Bissau Television ('' pt, Televisão da Guiné-Bissau'', or TGB) is the state television of the African country of Guinea-Bissau. The headquarters are in the capital city of Bissau. The station's main transmitter is located in Nhacra and covers the Bissau metropolitan area. The system also includes two relay towers, one in the east of the country, in Gabu, and another in the south, in Catió. History The installation of the very first television network in Guinea-Bissau began in the 1980s following a public tender won by a Portuguese company. The first broadcasting service went on air in several experimental stages in October 1987, when the initial contract to create a state television was signed. The television was officially launched in November 1989, under the name ''Televisão Experimental da Guiné-Bissau'' (TEGB), through the partnership agreement with Portuguese Radiotelevision (since renamed Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, or RTP). At the time, the country was rul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Broadcasting Of Guinea-Bissau
The National Broadcasting of Guinea-Bissau (RDN; in Portuguese: ''Radiodifusão Nacional da Guiné-Bissau''), also known only as National Radio (in Portuguese: ''Rádio Nacional''), is a public broadcasting company in Guinea-Bissau, whose head office is located in Bissau. The RDN operates three radio stations in the country - Bissau (in city suburb of Nhacra), Catió and Gabu -, in addition to several regional stations and an international broadcast service. A network of transmitters allows the radio to cover about 80% of the country, in frequency modulation (91.5 / 104.0 FM). The broadcasts are made mostly in Portuguese, and also have programs in the national languages of the country, namely: Creole, Fula, Balanta, Susso, Mankanya, Papel, Bijago, Felupe, Mandinka, Manjak, Beafada, Balanta Mané, Pajadinka and Nalu. Historic The current RDN arose from the merger of two important broadcasting services that were installed in Guinea-Bissau still in the colonial period ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
