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João Bernardo Vieira
João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was a Bissau-Guinean politician and military officer who served as President of Guinea-Bissau from 1980 to 1999, except for a three-day period in May 1984, and from 2005 until his assassination in 2009.
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politics · 2nd President of Guinea-Bissau (1980–1999, 2005–2009) · politician · minister · also João Bernardo Vieira, Joáo Vieira, Vieira
Born 27 April 1939 · Died 2 March 2009 · Q106164
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2009· 1 entry
Died 2009-03-02.
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2005· 2 entries
Career landmark: President of Guinea-Bissau (2005–2009).
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Winning that year's presidential election
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1991· 1 entry
And Vieira won a multiparty presidential election in 1994
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1984· 2 entries
Replacing the Council of the Revolution with the Council of National Security diluting civilian power as much as possible and centralizing the president's role in government
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Career landmark: President of Guinea-Bissau (1984–1999).
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1983· 1 entry
Guinea-Bissau was rocked by a food shortage, leading to some junior officers within FARP to threaten a coup when Vieira cut the army's rice ration
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1982· 1 entry
Paulo Correia attempted to stage a coup seeking better conditions for his ethnic group, the Balanta
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1980· 2 entries
Vieira ruled as part of the Military Council of the Revolution until 1984, when civilian rule was returned
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Career landmark: President of Guinea-Bissau (1980–1984).
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau (1978–1980).
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1974· 1 entry
The new Portuguese revolutionary government which overthrew Lisbon's Estado Novo regime began to negotiate with the PAIGC
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1973· 2 entries
President of the People's National Assembly (1973–1978)
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Luís Cabral became the first president of independent Guinea-Bissau after independence was granted on 10 September 1974
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1960· 1 entry
And soon became a key player in the territory's guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule
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1939· 1 entry
Born 1939-04-27.
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