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  Guinea-Bissau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bissau (Note: Former President Kumba Ialá decided to change the capital city to Buba, but the plan is unlikely to go forward.)
Formerly the Portuguese colony of Portuguese Guinea, upon independence, the name of its capital, Bissau, was added to the country's official name in order to prevent confusion between itself and the Republic of Guinea.
Guinea-Bissau was once the kingdom of Gabù, part of the Mali Empire; parts of the kingdom subsisted until the 18th century.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guinea-Bissau   (896 words)

  
 Bissau - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Bissau, estimated population 355,000 (2004), is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
Many buildings in the city were ruined during the Guinea-Bissau Civil War, including the Guinea-Bissau Presidential Palace and the Bissau French Cultural Centre, and the city centre is still underdeveloped.
The airport that serves Bissau is Osvaldo Vieiro International Airport.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bissau   (233 words)

  
 Background Notes Archive - Africa   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The slave trade declined in the 19th century, and Bissau, originally founded as a military and slave- trading center in 1765, grew to become the major commercial center.
The administrative capital was moved from Bolama to Bissau in 1941, and in 1952, by constitutional amendment, the colony of Portuguese Guinea became an overseas province of Portugal.
Bissau is five time zones ahead of eastern standard time, in the Greenwich mean zone.
dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/guineabissau9404.html   (2190 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Bissau (Guinea-Bissau Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
Bissau has been a free port since 1869 and handles transit trade.
Bissau has little industry, except for food and beverage processing.
The city was founded in 1687 by the Portuguese as a fortified port and trading center.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/B/Bissau.html   (204 words)

  
 United Nations - OCHA IRIN Africa News
BISSAU, 27 Dec 2005 (IRIN) - Guinea-Bissau’s government has declared that the worst of the cholera epidemic, which ravaged the country in the second half of this year, is over - for now.
BISSAU, 28 Nov 2005 (IRIN) - State schools remained shut in the capital of Guinea Bissau on Monday despite government promises to open classes for the new school year, which was already supposed to have started almost two months ago.
BISSAU, 12 Oct 2005 (IRIN) - Deaths in the cholera epidemic raging in tiny Guinea-Bissau have passed the 300 mark, prompting authorities to ban the sale of drinks and food by street vendors as well as forbid all traditional ceremonies.
www.irinnews.org /frontpage.asp?SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=Guinea-Bissau   (576 words)

  
 Guinea Bissau
Port city Bissau is the capital of Guinea-Bissau, and has good transportation facilities through canals.
Guinea Bissau was first occupied by Portuguese navigators in 1446, and for the following five centuries was exploited by Portugal as a colonial power.
The capital, Bissau was left nearly deserted by the heavy fighting.
us-africa.tripod.com /guineabis.html   (849 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Guinea-Bissau
The average annual rainfall at Bissau is 1,950 mm (77 in).
The capital and principal port, Bissau, has a population (2001 estimate) of 292,000.
The major ethnic groups are the Balante, Fulani, Mandinka (also known as Mandingo or Malinke), Mandyako, and Pepel.
ca.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761569703/Guinea-Bissau.html   (360 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / World / Africa / Portugal launches coup in Guinea-Bissau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The streets of Bissau were calm, reports said, although soldiers armed with automatic weapons and grenade launchers were reported to be deployed at strategic points in Bissau.
Yala had promised a U.N. Security Council mission that passed through Bissau earlier this year that elections would be held Oct. 12, but the National Electoral Commission said last week it would not be ready in time.
Bissau, the capital, is without electricity, and many people lack basic amenities such as plumbing.
www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2003/09/14/portugal_launches_coup_in_guinea_bissau   (824 words)

  
 BISSAU
Apparently, Mane was concerned that ECOMOG had failed to disarm Vieira's Presidential Guard, and feared the repercussions of this supposed breach of the peace pact.
Possible political and military tension between the new Bissau government and neighboring Senegal and Guinea-Conakry.
Elections were held and the new civilian government of President Kumba Yalla (the first democratically elected leader in Bissau history) took power in February 2000.
www.geocities.com /iaiaweb2002/civilwar.html   (492 words)

  
 The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Guinea-Bissau @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Bissau is the capital and only large city.
The country is largely a low-lying coastal plain and has many rivers, some with wide swampy estuaries.
Security was a primary concern in the early years of independence, as the regime was weak in Bissau where there was lingering support for the Portuguese.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:GuineaBi&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf   (983 words)

  
 Panapress Official Website
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde Friday observed the 33rd anniversary of the death of Amilcar Cabral, the leader of the liberation war in these two countries.
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - The Guinea-Bissau National Union of Journalists, has called on the government to compensate 11 journalists injured in a road accident, while on their way to cover the World AIDS Day event organised last December 1, by the National AIDS Control Secretariat in Gabu, south-east of the country.
Bissau, Guinea Bissau (PANA) - Vincent Mendes, the chairman of Guinea-Bissau's national teachers' Union (SYNAPROF) has reached an agreement with the government represented by Prime Minister, Aristides Gomes and Education Minister, for the reopening of classes in the country.
www.panapress.com /paysindexlat.asp?code=eng024   (755 words)

  
 Africa 2001
Mendes, a reporter for the private weekly Diario de Bissau; an unidentified photographer for the newspaper; and their driver were arrested by state security officers who objected to their investigation into police harassment of two local diplomats.
However, he later accused the newspapers of a "continuing practice of criminal activity which was a potential cause of irreparable damage, as it attempted to undermine the nation's independence, integrity and national unity," according to the Portuguese news agency LUSA.
Journalists in Guinea Bissau claimed the closures were in reprisal for the newspapers' critical coverage of the government.
www.cpj.org /attacks01/africa01/guinea-bis.html   (1310 words)

  
 Chapter 3 - Guinea Bissau
The Republic of Guinea Bissau lies on the west coast of Africa, with Senegal to the north and Guinea to the east and south.
The majority of the cattle in Guinea Bissau described as 'N'Dama' or 'Foula' are not of the typical N'Dama type, but represent a rather heterogeneous population.
The sheep and goats in Guinea Bissau are of the West African Dwarf type.
www.fao.org /Wairdocs/ILRI/x5537E/x5537e04.htm   (1145 words)

  
 Bissau
Originally a Portuguese fortified slave-trading centre (1687), Bissau became a free port in 1869.
There are refrigeration units at the port, and there is an international airport and a university.
Bissau replaced Bolama as the capital in 1941.
www.tiscali.co.uk /reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017933.html   (130 words)

  
 Reuters AlertNet - Guinea-Bissau   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
BISSAU, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's electoral body said on Tuesday there had been irregularities in last month's presidential polls, whose results are disputed by the ruling party, and that...
By Alberto Dabo BISSAU, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Guinea-Bissau's prime minister insisted his party would not accept the results of last month's presidential election, deepening a political stand-off in...
BISSAU, July 31 (Reuters) - Cholera has killed 58 people in Guinea-Bissau since the middle of June and infected more than 4,000 others, with the disease spreading through islands off its Atlantic...
www.alertnet.org /thefacts/countryprofiles/216152?version=1   (257 words)

  
 Corona's Guinea-Bissau Page
Most of Bissau's population has returned, but like the transitional government, some are delaying their return to the capital until Senegalese troops have left.
A Guinean friend in Bissau told me by phone today that, in his estimation, the number of civilian dead is at least 400.
These pictures of destruction in Bissau are from the September 26th issue of Expresso.
www.geocities.com /TheTropics/Cabana/8248   (2367 words)

  
 BISSAU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Bissau, estimated population 197,610, is the capital of Guinea-Bissau.
The city is located on the Geba estuary, off the Atlantic Ocean.
It is licensed under the GNU free documentation license.
www.yotor.org /wiki/en/bi/Bissau.htm   (106 words)

  
 History of GUINEA-BISSAU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The Portuguese presence in Guinea is therefore largely limited to the port of Bissau.
But by the 19th century the Portuguese are sufficiently secure in Bissau to regard the neighbouring coastline as their own special territory.
It is therefore natural for Portugal to lay claim to this region, soon to be known as Portuguese Guinea, when the European scramble for Africa begins in the 1880s.
www.historyworld.net /wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ad46   (913 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau
The capital is Bissau and the primary language is Portuguese.
Persons violating Guinea Bissau laws, even unknowingly, may be expelled, arrested or imprisoned.
Engaging in sexual conduct with children or using or disseminating child pornography in a foreign country is a crime, prosecutable in the United States.
travel.state.gov /travel/guinea-bissau.html   (1498 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau - Country Page
During the June 1998 uprising, the streets in Bissau became unnavigable for women due to heavy artillery fire and fighting.
With less access to paying jobs and the management of natural resources, women have had to cope with deteriorating living conditions created by the war and still provide food for their families.
Chissano's presence helped to calm the political tensions in Guinea Bissau as he met with national stakeholders, including members of the armed forces who remained committed to supporting fair and transparent elections.
www.womenwarpeace.org /guineabissau/guinea_bissau.htm   (3244 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau (01/06)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
The U.S. Embassy suspended operations in Bissau on June 14, 1998, in the midst of violent conflict between forces loyal to then-President Vieira and the military-led junta.
In August 2004, sanctions under Section 508 of the Foreign Operations Appropriations Act--which were imposed as a result of the September 2003 military coup--were lifted and Bissau once again became eligible for IMET and other direct aid.
Local employees staff the U.S. Office in Bissau, and American diplomats from the Embassy in Dakar travel frequently to Bissau to conduct normal diplomatic relations.
www.state.gov /r/pa/ei/bgn/5454.htm   (3122 words)

  
 Daily Observer Newspaper - Guinea Bissau new haven for narcotics   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Furthermore, Guinea Bissau comprises lots of archipelagos which are ideal locations for drug trafficking.
Before Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde was the favourite place for drug cartels.
Antonio Mazitelli said it is high time the international community came to the aid of Guinea Bissau.
www.observer.gm /enews/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1867&Itemid=33   (318 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau
One of the individuals, Serifo Balde, was hospitalized in a coma as a result of the injuries inflicted during torture, and another detainee died (see Section 1.a.).
Most prisoners were detained in makeshift detention facilities on military bases in Bissau and neighboring cities.
Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports that refugees were arrested on the premises of the Adventist Mission in Bissau after having requested assistance.
www.state.gov /g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2003/27732.htm   (4305 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-05)
Security Council welcomes progress in Guinea-Bissau's transition, but expresses concern about `fragility' of democratization; Presidential statement commends national authorities for commitment; Says concerns include weak institutions, payment of military salary arrears.
SEYLLOU Agence France Presse 06-19-2005 GuineaBissau President Henrique Rosa and his wife (no name given) arrivestation in Bissau 19 June 2005.
SEYLLOU Agence France Presse 03-26-2004 Supporters of the African Party for Independence of GuineaBissau and Cape Verde rally in Bissau 26 March 2004, in the lead-up to the legislative elections.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/G/GuineaB1i.asp   (1560 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau News
The agreement was signed in Bissau by China's Ambassador to Guinea-Bissau Tian Guangfeng and the African nation's secretary of state for international cooperation, Tibna Sambe Nawana.
Former Guinea Bissau president Malam Bacai Sanha, who is standing again for the post, will not accept the results of last weekend's run-off election due to "flagrant acts of fraud," his campaign manager said on...
New York Gov. George Pataki on Tuesday unveiled a plan to fight Medicaid fraud, while a U.S. congressman and a state senator called for an audit of the $93 million spent to prevent Medicaid abuse in New York.
www.topix.net /world/guinea-bissau   (859 words)

  
 Guinea-Bissau
Yet it can be said that the country is still structured as if it is at war.
There was no real conflict for a quarter of a century after the war of independence with Portugal until June 1998.
Teams from all the country's ethnic, political and religious groups came to Bissau, the capital, from different parts of the country.
www.un.org /Depts/dpa/docs/conflict/guinea_bissau.html   (1175 words)

  
 Guinea - Bissau on the Internet, Guiné-Bissau, Guinée-Bissau
Has a draft version of a case study (55 pages) by Korver (while at the Katholieke Universiteit Nijmegen) on the development of e-mail and the internet in Guinea-Bissau.
Kraaij sold his house, quit his job and is traveling thru Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea, and Mali, Dec. 1996-April 1997, with a laptop and digital camera.
Guinea Bissau musician, Salvador 'Tchando' Embalo, grew up in the town of Bafata, now lives in Europe.
www-sul.stanford.edu /depts/ssrg/africa/guin-bis.html   (2366 words)

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