Guinea-Bissau: President Passes Away Amidst Political Upheaval

Global Voices a year ago Region: Cape Verde

  By João Miguel D. de A. Lima After being hospitalized for almost three months, the President of Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá, passed away in Paris on Monday, January 9, 2012. He was 64 years and died of diabetes, leaving the small Portuguese-speaking African country in a delicate political situation. A familiar political figure in the country, Bacai Sanhá was a member of t... more

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