Faustino Imbali
Faustino Imbali | |
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Kumba Yala | |
Preceded by | Caetano N'Tchama |
Succeeded by | Alamara Nhassé |
Personal details | |
Born | Faustino Fudut Imbali 1 May 1956 Ilondé, Portuguese Guinea |
Political party | Independent (while in office) Manifest Party of the People |
Faustino Fudut Imbali (born 1 May 1956)
Biography
Imbali was born in Ilondé, Portuguese Guinea in May 1956. He studied at the University of Bordeaux in France, graduating with a master's degree in political sociology and development in 1988. He subsequently worked as a researcher at the Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisa in Bissau. During the Guinea-Bissau Civil War of 1998–1999 he was an advisor to Prime Minister Francisco Fadul.[1]
Imbali ran as an independent candidate in the
In 2003, Imbali founded the Manifest Party of the People (PMP) and ran as its presidential candidate in the 19 June 2005 presidential election, winning 0.52% of the vote.[3]
Imbali was reportedly beaten and taken into custody by security forces on 5 June 2009 in violence directed against alleged coup plotters, including
References
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- ^ "Le gouvernement de GUINEE BISSAU formé le 25 January 2001" Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Afrique Express (in French).
- ^ Rulers.org, January 2001.
- ^ "Uncertainty hangs over dismissal of prime minister", IRIN, March 21, 2001.
- ^ "Opposition drops no-confidence motion", IRIN, May 2, 2001.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau gets new PM", BBC.co.uk, December 8, 2001.
- ^ "Yala appoints new prime minister", IRIN, December 10, 2001.
- ^ "President threatens former PM with prison", IRIN, April 8, 2002.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau ex-PM severely beaten but alive", AFP, 6 June 2009.