Nino Vieira
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Francisco Fadul
Francisco José Fadul (born 15 December 1953) is a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister from 3 December 1998 to 19 February 2000. He led the United Social Democratic Party (PUSD), one of the country's main political parties, from 20 ...
compared Vieira to
Antonio de Oliveira Salazar
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during a visit to Portugal on April 19, 1999, Cassamá criticized Fadul for the use of "purposely offensive, aggressive language". Following the civil war, in which Vieira was ousted, Cassamá was arrested along with Conduto de Pina in early February 2000 for allegedly inciting war and supporting foreign occupation. He was later charged with embezzlement along with a number of others who had served under Vieira, but was acquitted by the Regional Court in Bissau in early June 2003. He subsequently served as President of the PAIGC Parliamentary Group. Although PAIGC repudiated Vieira, Cassamá was among those who welcomed Vieira back to Bissau when he returned from exile on April 7, 2005.
On March 17, 2008, Cassamá presented his candidacy to stand for the post of President of PAIGC at the next party congress, saying that he could renew and reunite the party. He was considered a dissident within the party. At PAIGC's Seventh Ordinary Congress, which was held in
Gabú
Gabu is the largest town in eastern Guinea-Bissau and capital of the Gabu Region.
History
From 1537, the town was the centre of the eponymous kingdom of Kaabu, also written Ngabou or N’Gabu. Its population was originally a Mandé people fr ...
Carlos Gomes Júnior
Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19, 1949) (in Portuguese). is a "L’ancien Premier ministre bissau guinéen Carlos Gomis, réélu président du PAIGC" African Press Agency, July 2, 2008 . Cassamá was a candidate, but received only 61 votes, placing fourth.
Cassamá was appointed as Minister of the Interior on August 9, 2008, in the government of Prime Minister Carlos Correia. His appointment as Interior Minister was considered particularly important because of the ministry's responsibility for handling the November 2008 parliamentary election. In that election, PAIGC won a majority of 67 out of 100 seats in the National People's Assembly, and Cassamá was elected to a seat as a PAIGC candidate in the 10th constituency, Safim e Prabis.
Following an alleged attack by "elements of the presidential guard" against the Armed Forces Chief of Staff, General
Batista Tagme Na Wai
General Batista Tagme Na Waie, also transliterated as Batista Tagme Na Wai (1949 in Catió– March 1, 2009), was chief of staff of the army of Guinea-Bissau until his assassination in 2009.
Military career
A participant in the junta that ov ...
, on January 4, 2009, Tagme Na Wai accused Cassamá of ordering the attack. A presidential guard spokesman said that a rifle had accidentally gone off and that no assassination attempt had occurred. Cassamá was not included in the PAIGC government that was appointed on January 7, 2009;
Lúcio Soares
Lúcio Soares (31 May 1934, in Manhuaçu – 1988) was a Portuguese footballer who played as defender.
Football career
Lúcio gained 5 caps for Portugal and made his debut 27 April 1960 in Ludwigshafen against West Germany
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was appointed to replace him as Interior Minister."Novo governo na Guiné-Bissau" Panapress, January 8, 2009 .
He currently chairs the
CPLP
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