Political Leaders: Guinea-Bissau

Leaders of Guinea-Bissau
(Republic of Guinea-Bissau)

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Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.

Parties: PAIGC: African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (ruling only in Guinea Bissau from Jan 1981; only legal party to May 1991) PRS: Party for Social Renewal n/p: non-party

Heads of State

Chairman of the Council of State 
Luís de Almeida Cabral    24 Sep 1973 - 14 Nov 1980 (+2009)  PAIGC (1)

Chairman of the Council of the Revolution
João Bernardo Vieira      14 Nov 1980 - 14 May 1984 (+2009)a PAIGC/military 

Chairman of the National People's Assembly          
Carmen Pereira            14 May 1984 - 16 May 1984          PAIGC 

Chairman of the Council of State         
João Bernardo Vieira      16 May 1984 - 29 Sep 1994 (+2009)a PAIGC 

President of the Republic
João Bernardo Vieira      29 Sep 1994 -  7 May 1999 (+2009)a PAIGC

Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta
Ansumane Mané              7 May 1999 - 14 May 1999 (+2000)a military

Presidents of the Republic
Malam Bacai Sanhá         14 May 1999 - 17 Feb 2000          PAIGC (acting)
Kumba Ialá                17 Feb 2000 - 14 Sep 2003          PRS

President of the Military Committee for the Restitution of Constitutional and Democratic Order
Veríssimo Correia Seabra  14 Sep 2003 - 28 Sep 2003 (+2004)a military (interim) (2)

Presidents of the Republic
Henrique Pereira Rosa     28 Sep 2003 -  1 Oct 2005          n/p (interim)
João Bernardo Vieira       1 Oct 2005 -  2 Mar 2009 (+)a     n/p
Raimundo Pereira           3 Mar 2009 -  8 Sep 2009          PAIGC (interim)
Malam Bacai Sanhá          8 Sep 2009 -                      PAIGC

(1) In office since 24 Sep 1973; the independence was unilaterally proclaimed on that date but was not recognized by Portugal up to 10 Sep 1974.
(2) Also self-proclaimed interim president of the Republic

Prime Ministers

Francisco Mendès          24 Sep 1973 -  7 Jul 1978 (+)k     PAIGC 
Constantino Teixeira       7 Jul 1978 - 28 Sep 1978          PAIGC 
João Bernardo Vieira      28 Sep 1978 - 14 Nov 1980 (+2009)a PAIGC 
Victor Saúde Maria        14 May 1982 - 10 Mar 1984 (+1999)  PAIGC 
Carlos Correia            27 Dec 1991 - 26 Oct 1994          PAIGC
Manuel Saturnino da Costa 26 Oct 1994 -  6 Jun 1997          PAIGC 
Carlos Correia             6 Jun 1997 -  3 Dec 1998          PAIGC
Francisco José Fadul       3 Dec 1998 - 19 Feb 2000          n/p
Caetano N'Tchama          19 Feb 2000 - 21 Mar 2001          PRS
Faustino Fudut Imbali     21 Mar 2001 -  9 Dec 2001          n/p
Alamara Ntchia Nhassé      9 Dec 2001 - 17 Nov 2002          PRS
Mário Pires               17 Nov 2002 - 14 Sep 2003          PRS
António Artur Sanhá       28 Sep 2003 - 10 May 2004          PRS
Carlos Gomes Júnior       10 May 2004 -  2 Nov 2005          PAIGC
Aristides Gomes            2 Nov 2005 - 13 Apr 2007          n/p
Martinho Ndafa Kabi       13 Apr 2007 -  6 Aug 2008          PAIGC
Carlos Correia             6 Aug 2008 -  2 Jan 2009          PAIGC
Carlos Gomes Júnior        2 Jan 2009 -                      PAIGC

Leaders of PAIGC

General Secretaries
Amilcar Lopes Cabral      1956-1973 (+)a    
Aristides Maria Pereira   1973-1981         
João Bernardo Vieira      1981-1986 (+2009)a              

Presidents
João Bernardo Vieira      1986-1999 (+2009)a        
Francisco Benante         1999-2002  
Carlos Gomes Júnior       2002-