Raimundo Pereira
Raimundo Pereira | |
|---|---|
President of the National People's Assembly | |
| In office 8 September 2009 – 9 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (Acting) |
| In office 22 December 2008 – 3 March 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Francisco Benante |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira August 28, 1956[1] Dar Salam, Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau)[citation needed] |
| Political party | PAIGC |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Raimundo Rodrigues Pereira (born 1956) is a
Personal life
Pereira is a lawyer by training.[2]
Political career
In the
Presidency
Following the assassination of President João Bernardo Vieira by the army on 2 March 2009, the army stated that Pereira, as President of the National People's Assembly, would succeed Vieira as President of Guinea-Bissau on an interim basis, in accordance with the constitution.[5]
Pereira was sworn in on 3 March 2009;
Pereira sought the PAIGC nomination for the presidential election, but on 25 April 2009, the PAIGC Central Committee chose Malam Bacai Sanhá, who was interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 1999 to 2000, as the party's presidential candidate. He received 144 votes, while Pereira received 118.[11][12] Sanhá went on to win the election and succeeded Pereira on 8 September 2009.[13]
2012 coup d'état
On 12 April 2012, Pereira was ousted in a coup and succeeded by Mamadu Ture Kuruma, Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau. Pereira and Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior were arrested by the military as gunfire ensued in the capital of Bissau. The Chairperson of the African Union Jean Ping issued a statement rejecting the coup and demanded the release of Pereira and Gomes. The United Nations Security Council issued a statement saying that they "strongly condemn the forcible seizure of power".[14]
On 27 April 2012, the deposed leaders were freed and sent to the Ivory Coast.[15]
References
- ^ "BIOGRAFIAS DOS PRESIDENTES DOS PARLAMENTOS" (PDF) (in Portuguese).
- ^ PAIGC chooses president of Guinea Bissau’s parliament Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine A Semana, 11 December 2008
- ^ Litos Sanca, "RESULTADOS DEFINITIVOS E LISTA NOMINAL DOS DEPUTADOS DAS ELEIÇÕES LEGISLATIVAS DE 2008" Archived 2008-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Agência Bissau, 27 November 2008 (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Assembleia Nacional bissau-guineense investe novos deputados"[permanent dead link], Panapress, 22 December 2008 (in Portuguese).
- ^ Guinea-Bissau president shot dead BBC News, 2 March 2009
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau gets interim leader", Al Jazeera, 3 March 2009.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau president shot dead", BBC News, 2 March 2009.
- ^ "New GBissau leader seeks to restore order", AFP, 3 March 2009.
- ^ "New Guinea-Bissau leader on tightrope towards polls", AFP, 4 March 2009.
- ^ "'Stop killing ourselves' plea at G Bissau leader's funeral", AFP, 10 March 2009.
- ^ "Guinée-Bissau: le candidat du parti au pouvoir investi pour la présidentielle", AFP, 25 April 2009 (in French).
- ^ "Malam Bacai Sanhá candidato do PAIGC às eleições presidenciais", Panapress, 25 April 2009 (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Sanha makes his pledge", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 8 September 2009.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau's acting president, prime minister arrested in military coup". CNN. 13 April 2012. Archived from the original on 24 May 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Deposed Leaders Are Freed and Sent to Ivory Coast". Reuters. 27 April 2012. Retrieved 11 December 2012.