LC control no. | n 94033149 |
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Personal name heading | Vieira, João Bernardo |
Variant(s) | Vieira, Nino |
Found in | Qualquer solução deve estar de acordo ... 1983: p. 1 (João Bernardo Vieira; secretário-geral do PAIGC, presidente do Conselho de Estado) Gomes, J.C. Polón di Brá, 1998: p. 17 (Presidente João Bernardo Vieira) p. 19, etc. (Presidente Nino Vieira) Wikipedia, Apr. 17, 2008 (João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira; b. Apr. 7, 1939 in Bissau; has been president of Guinea-Bissau since Oct. 1, 2005; previously in power from 1980-1999 before being ousted during a civil war; made a political comeback in 2005, winning that year's presidential election; originally trained as an electrician, he joined the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) of Amilcar Cabral in 1960 and soon became a key player in the country's guerrilla war against Portuguese colonial rule); Mar. 2, 2009 (b. Apr. 27, 1939, Bissau; d. there Mar. 2, 2009; president of Guinea-Bissau, Nov. 14, 1980-May 14, 1984, May 16, 1984-May 7, 1999, Oct. 1, 2005-Mar. 2, 2009) |