
	Where results make sense

Topic: Joao Bernardo Vieira

Related Topics

Princess Haifa bint Faisal

Ilulissat

	Timeline Guinea-Bissau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was accused of corruption.
		Joao Bernardo Vieira agreed to a cease fire with rebel leader Ansumane Mane.
		Joao Bernardo Vieira, who sought refuge in the Portuguese Embassy.
	www.bonus.com /contour/timelines_history/http@@/timelines.ws/countries/GUINEA_BISSAU.HTML (610 words)

	Guinea-Bissau Country Guide - History and Government - World Travel Guide Provided By Columbus Travel Publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Vieira government was unable to tackle the country’s poor and worsening economic situation.
		In April, Joao Bernardo Vieira, the former military ruler toppled in the 1999 rebellion, returned from exile in Portugal.
		On August 10, 2005 Joao Bernardo Vieria was declared the winner of a July 24 presidential runoff election over Malam Bacai Sanha in an election judged by international observers to be free and fair.
	www.worldtravelguide.net /data/gnb/gnb580.asp (632 words)

	Bissau hopes for new era after presidential run-off - Boston.com - Africa - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Malam Bacai Sanha, of the main PAIGC party, is competing against former military ruler Joao Bernardo Vieira.
		Vieira won elections in 1994 but was ousted in a putsch in 1999 after a civil war.
		Vieira also called for a high turnout among the electorate, who officials say number 538,000.
	www.boston.com /news/world/africa/articles/2005/07/24/bissau_hopes_for_new_era_after_presidential_run_off (582 words)

	GUINEA-BISSAU: Vieira scores narrow victory over Bacai Sanha in presidential election
		Thousands of Vieira's supporters gathered outside his campaign headquarters in the city centre, dancing and singing to celebrate their candidate's victory, while a rival crowd of Bacai Sanha's supporters gathered outside the nearby headquarters of the PAIGC.
		Vieira began life as a guerrilla commander in the PAIGC when it was still a liberation movement fighting Portuguese colonial rule and has been closely associated with the party for most of his political career.
		Although Vieira himself has a military background, he is viewed with suspicion by the Balanta ethnic group, which provides the backbone of the army and the present military leadership.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/library/news/2005/07/mil-050728-irin03.htm (1220 words)

	Joao Vieira Takes Office as Guinea Bissau President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vieira in the second round of presidential elections.
		Vieira first took power in a 1980 coup and governed for 19 years.
		Vieira, known as Nino, has the strength to take hard decisions.
	www.voanews.com /english/Joao-Vieira-Takes-Office-as-Guinea-Bissau-President.cfm (476 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Thousands welcome Guinea Bissau's ousted military ruler after six year exile
		Vieira, who had planned to address the crowd at the stadium, instead read a statement from his home begging forgiveness and saying he had come home only to ensure that he could vote.
		But Vieira was deposed when an argument with his army commander erupted into civil war in 1998, and he fled to Portugal, the former colonial ruler of this West African nation impoverished by coups that have prevented exploration of unknown oil reserves.
		Vieira and Yala are banned from running for president by an interim constitution.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050407-1519-guineabissau-oustedleader.html (527 words)

	ipedia.com: João Bernardo Vieira Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Joao Bernardo Vieira was a Guinea-Bissau general and political figure.
		He served as president of Guinea-Bissau from 14 November 1980 to 7 May 1999.
		Joao Bernardo Vieira (born 1939) was a Guinea-Bissau general and political figure.
	www.ipedia.com /joao_bernardo_vieira.html (94 words)

	A short history of Guinea-Bissau (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		His government is overthrown in a relatively bloodless coup led by Joao Bernardo Vieira.
		An army uprising against the Vieira government in 1998 triggers a bloody civil war that creates hundreds of thousands of displaced persons.
		Vieira is ousted by a military junta in 1999.
	www.electionworld.org /history/guineabissau.htm (336 words)

	The History Guy:Guinea Bissau Civil War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vieira fired Mane from command of the armed forces on charges of selling weapons to the Casamance rebels of southern Senegal.
		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.
		Vieira's Presidential Guard was formed from members of his own ethnic group, the Pepel.
	www.historyguy.com /Guinea_Bissau_Civil_War.html (568 words)

	Factfile on Guinea-Bissau
		Yala's ouster is the latest episode in a saga of political and constitutional instability in the former Portugese colony, spanning three decades.
		Joao Bernardo Vieira took over as head of state and parliament formally elected him to the post in 1984.
		Once the country became a multi-party democracy in 1991, Vieira and his African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verdewent on to win the 1994 parliamentary election, the first free poll in the country's history.
	www.spacewar.com /2003/030914103222.xfggmpj3.html (495 words)

	allAfrica.com: Guinea Bissau: Guinea-Bissau: President Appoints Controversial New Prime Minister (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Aristides Gomes, the mastermind behind the campaign that propelled Vieira to the presidency in July, was swiftly sworn into office and promised to mend political fences and the West African nation's ailing economy.
		However, Vieira opted to ignore the recommendations of the party and ploughed ahead with Aristides Gomes, his former campaign director who served as a minister in one of his previous governments.
		Vieira, who had fought for the PAIGC against the Portuguese until independence in 1974, came to power through a military coup in 1980.
	fr.allafrica.com /stories/200511020609.html (784 words)

	ReliefWeb » Document Preview » Soldiers block government buildings in Bissau
		President Joao Bernardo Vieira, who won a disputed election in July, named Aristides Gomes, his campaign director during the polls, as premier on Wednesday after sacking previous prime minister and rival Carlos Gomes Junior and his cabinet.
		Vieira, a former military ruler, dismissed Gomes Junior and his government last Friday saying tensions between state institutions threatened the country's economy and citing the need to maintain stability.
		Vieira ousted the first president, Luis Cabral, in 1980 before going on to win multiparty elections in 1994.
	www.reliefweb.int /rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-6HSF8X?OpenDocument (454 words)

	Controversial Candidates to Run in Guinea Bissau Elections (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A former military head of state, Joao Vieira, also known as Nino, ruled Guinea Bissau for 18 years, until a military uprising in 1999.
		Vieira is accused of killing five senior military officers who were possibly planning a coup against him, but parliament is expected to pass an amnesty law lifting the charges.
		Vieira's candidacy may have a de-stabilizing effect in Guinea Bissau because it has split the ruling party.
	quickstart.clari.net /voa/art/am/2005-05-11-voa46.html (435 words)

	Background Notes Archive - Africa
		In late 1980, the government was overthrown in a relatively bloodless coup led by Prime Minister and former armed forces commander Joao Bernardo Vieira.
		The single- party assembly approved a new constitution, elected President Vieira to a new 5-year term, and elected a Council of State, which is the executive agent of the ANP.
		Principal Government Officials President of the Council of State--Gen. Joao Bernardo Vieira Prime Minister--Carlos Correia Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation--Bernardino Cardoso Ambassador to the UN--Boubacar Toure Ambassador to the U.S.--Alfredo Lopes Cabral The embassy of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau is located at 918 16th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006 (tel.
	dosfan.lib.uic.edu /ERC/bgnotes/af/guineabissau9404.html (2190 words)

	Vieira officially declared president (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Malam Mane, the electoral commission's head, confirmed provisional results that Vieira had garnered 52 percent of the vote in the 24 July poll, with Malam Bacai Sanha, the candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) trailing in second with 48 percent.
		This presidential election was supposed to set the seal on Guinea-Bissau's return to constitutional government after a civil war in 1998-1999 that was followed by several years of political instability and administrative chaos.
		Vieira -- who seized power in a coup in 1980 and went on to win the country's first multi-party elections in 1994 before being overthrown himself in 1999 -- urged Guinea Bissau's 1.3 million people to join together.
	www.irinnews.org /print.asp?ReportID=48540 (505 words)

	Guinea-Bissau. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Although Vieira’s regime in the 1980s was characterized by purgings of political enemies and suppression of dissent, he also introduced health reforms and initiatives to increase agricultural production and economic diversity.
		In 1991 the national assembly officially revoked the PAIGC’s status as the sole legal party, and in 1994 Vieira was chosen as president in the country’s first free elections.
		In May, 1999, the military ousted Vieira and installed Malam Bacai Sanhá, the former head of parliament, as interim president.
	www.bartleby.com /65/gu/GuineaBi.html (856 words)

	DAILY TRIUMPH -Ex-army man Nino, wins G/Bissau election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Mr Vieira, known as Nino, came to power in a coup and ruled for 18 years until overthrown in 1999 by the armed forces.
		Hours before the provisional results were announced, a spokesman for Mr Vieira's rival said he would reject the results because of fraud allegations.
		Mr Vieira then won presidential polls in 1994, but was himself overthrown in 1999 as the country descended into civil war.
	www.triumphnewspapers.com /ex2972005.htm (371 words)

	Vieira named winner of Guinea-Bissau presidential poll (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vieira, 66, who was ousted in 1999 after heading the impoverished west African country from 1980, beat Sanha, another former president, by fewer than 20,000 votes, national electoral commission (NEC) chief Malam Mane told reporters.
		Vieira also met his backers, among them former president Kumba Yala, who finished third in the first round and former prime minister Francisco Fadul.
		Vieira, who had no party label, won 216,167 votes against 196,759 for Sanha, candidate of the ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC), on a turnout of 78 percent in the July 24 polls, Mane said.
	www.turkishpress.com /news.asp?id=64882 (735 words)

	Guinea Bissau
		This objective was halted by a coup in 1980 in Guinea-Bissau in which General Joao Bernardo Vieira replaced Luiz Cabral as President.
		After many arrests and attempted coups, the elections were finally held in 1994, and were declared fair by independent observers.
		Joao Bernardo Vieira was confirmed as President, but only in the second round.
	us-africa.tripod.com /guineabis.html (849 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Ex-army ruler wins Guinea-Bissau presidential poll
		BISSAU – Former military ruler Joao Bernardo Vieira has won Guinea-Bissau's presidential elections, official results showed on Thursday, but his opponents said they would not recognise the outcome of the poll.
		Vieira, who is from Guinea-Bissau's Christian minority, first seized power in 1980 and went on to win the country's first multi-party elections in 1994.
		Critics say his rule was tainted by torture and other serious human rights abuses but he is popular particularly among youths disappointed with years of unfulfilled promises by politicians and a deteriorating economy.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20050728-1047-bissau-election.html (439 words)

	Guinea-Bissau
		In his 19 years of rule, Vieira was criticized for crony capitalism and corruption and for failing to alleviate the poverty of Guinea-Bissau, one of the world's poorest countries.
		Vieira also brought in troops from Senegal and the Republic of Guinea to help fight against an insurgency movement, a highly unpopular act.
		In 2005, former president Vieira returned from six years of exile in Portugal and won the presidency in the July 2005 elections.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107604.html (612 words)

	Kadhafi congratulates Vieira on his election (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Vieira expressed satisfaction, in an telephone conversation with Kadhafi, over the success of the 5th summit of the African Union (AU) held in Sirte (Central Libya) on 4 and 5 July 2005.
		He also expressed his profound appreciation to the Libyan revolutionary leader for the pioneering role he plays in favour of progress and the dignity of Africa.
		Vieira also affirmed his attachment and determination to the consolidation and completion of the AU institutions, as well as the strengthening of the Community of Sahelo-Saharan States (CEN-SAD), "one of AU pyramid's building blocks."
	www.panapress.com /freenews.asp?code=eng089389&dte=02/08/2005 (127 words)

	Guinea-Bissau. In: Amnesty International Report 2000
		In May President João Bernardo Vieira was ousted and replaced by the President of the National Assembly, Malam Bacai Sanhá.
		Four members of the state security police under President Vieira were arrested and charged with the 1993 murder of Jorge Quadros, a Portuguese journalist.
		Former President Vieira was accused of giving the order to kill the journalist, and his then minister of security was also indicted.
	www.amnestyusa.org /countries/guinea-bissau/document.do?id=CA26BFE9EFC9FE0F802568E400729EFA (1790 words)

	Freedom in the World 1999 - 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		President João Bernardo Vieira was toppled in May 1999 after a nearly year-long rebellion that pitted his forces against those loyal to the army chief, General Ansumane Mané.
		Vieira himself fled to Portugal, Guinea-Bissau’s former colonial ruler.
		The June 1998 army mutiny broke out when Vieira sacked Mané, accusing him of smuggling arms to rebels in the southern Casamance region of neighboring Senegal, which for years complained that Guinea-Bissau was backing the rebels.
	www.freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2000/countryratings/guineabiss.htm (556 words)

	Freedom in the World 2000 - 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The ballot was seen by many as a last hope for peace in the country following the toppling of President João Bernardo Vieira in May 1999 after a year-long rebellion that pitted forces loyal to him against those backing the former army chief, General Ansumane Mané.
		Vieira won the country’s first free and fair presidential election in 1994, but he eventually came to be seen as the leader of a corrupt ruling class.
		The June 1998 army mutiny broke out when Vieira sacked General Ansumane Mané, accusing him of smuggling arms to rebels in the southern Casamance region of neighboring Senegal, which for years complained that Guinea-Bissau was backing the rebels.
	www.freedomhouse.org /research/freeworld/2001/countryratings/guineabiss.htm (455 words)

	Guinea-Bissau -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		President João Bernardo Vieira to May 7, Gen. Ansumane Mane from May 7 to 14, and, from May 14, acting president Malam Bacai Sanhá
		João Bernardo Vieira for allegedly trading arms to the separatists in Senegal's Casamance province had sparked civil war in Guinea-Bissau.
		President in 1996, João Bernardo Vieira; prime minister, Manuel Saturnino da Costa.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9342445?tocId=9342445 (763 words)

	Foreign & Commonwealth Office Country Profiles
		He was overthrown by a coup led by Joao Bernardo ‘Nino’ Vieira, a native of Guinea - Bissau, in 1980.
		Vieira won the Presidential poll in the second round.
		Yala was beaten into third place by Vieira and Malam Bacai Sanha (the latter standing for the PAIGC), who went into a second round on July 24.
	www.fco.gov.uk /servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1019744953879 (1632 words)

	Humanitarian Practice Network (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Fighting between Government troops loyal to President Joao Bernardo Vieira and soldiers under Mane occurred in two phases, in early June and in October.
		The immediate result was the displacement of an estimated 350,000 people (representing one third of the entire population of the country) from Bissau city to the surrounding countryside or to Senegal, Gambia, Cape Verde and Guinea Conakry as refugees (about 5,000).
		On 21 October, President Joao Bernardo Vieira declared a unilateral cease-fire and agreed to meet with Brigadier Ansoumane Mane to discuss a peace agreement.
	www.odihpn.org /report.asp?ID=1632 (774 words)

	Guinea-Bissau: Key events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Joâo Bernardo Vieira appointed chief of the government.
		Joâo Bernardo Vieira is elected President of the Council of State while keeping the position of chief of the government.
		Re-election of Joâo Bernardo Vieira as President of the Republic.
	www.etat.sciencespobordeaux.fr /_anglais/chronologie/guineabissau.html (473 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)