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1855 Mar 31 |
Charlotte Bronte (b.1816), English author (Jane Eyre), died. In 1994 Lyndall Gordon authored “Charlotte Bronte: A Passionate Life.” In 2015 Clare Harmon authored “Charlotte Bronte: A Life.” Links: Writer, Guinea Bissau 
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1974 |
Guinea-Bissau, a former Portuguese colony, became independent after a decade-long war. Links: Portugal, Guinea Bissau
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2007 Jan 10 |
Former Guinea-Bissau PM Carlos Gomes Jr. sought asylum at the local UN office, three days after he said President Vieira was behind the assassination of an ex-military commander last week. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2007 Jan |
Guinea-Bissau officials learned that Whoopi Goldberg (51) had taken a DNA test that indicated her ancestors came from the indigenous Papel and Bayote tribes. They soon extended to her a formal invitation to visit. Links: USA, Filmstar, DNA, Guinea Bissau
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2007 Jun 9 |
Recent large seizures of cocaine confirmed that Guinea-Bissau had become a major drug distribution hub. The cocaine from Latin America arrived by boat and plane and was sent on to markets mostly in Europe. Guinea-Bissau’s army controlled the local trade. Links: Drugs, Guinea Bissau
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2007 Aug 6 |
South Africa stated its readiness to assist Guinea Bissau in tackling drug trafficking as the tiny west African nation has been used as a transit hub for European-bound cocaine. Links: South Africa, Drugs, Guinea Bissau
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2007 Nov 1 |
A top UN official said South American traffickers are moving billions of dollars worth of cocaine through Guinea-Bissau, amid growing demand in Europe, an amount so large it dwarfs all other economic sectors combined and could destabilize the coup-prone country. Links: Drugs, Guinea Bissau
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2007 Dec 19 |
Donors pledged millions of dollars at a conference in Spain to help Guinea Bissau, which a top UN official called "under siege" by drug cartels who might even sway the country's future polls. Links: Spain, UN, Guinea Bissau
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2008 Aug 8 |
Guinea Bissau's army announced it had arrested rear admiral Jose Americo Bubo Na Tchute, the head of the navy, over an attempted coup. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2008 Aug 12 |
Security forces in Gambia arrested Rear Adm. Bubo Na Tchuto, the suspected leader of an alleged plot to topple the government in nearby Guinea-Bissau. Links: Guinea Bissau, Gambia
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2008 Nov 16 |
Guinea Bissau, seen as a major African drugs hub, went to the polls for parliamentary elections, which observers hoped would bring stability to the West African nation. The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), which has been dominant since independence from Portugal in 1974, is favorite to win the election. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2008 Nov 23 |
In Guinea Bissau mutinous soldiers fought their way into the fortified residence of President Joao Bernardo Vieira's in a 3-hour gunbattle but did not hurt the head of state. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2015 Aug 12 |
Guinea Bissau's Pres. Jose Mario Vaz dismissed the government late today because of a deepening power struggle with PM Domingos Simoes Pereira. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2015 Aug 14 |
The ruling party in Guinea Bissau renominated Domingos Simoes Pereira as prime minister, three days after he was sacked by President Jose Mario Vaz. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2015 Aug 24 |
Guinea-Bissau's new PM Baciro Dja (39) sacked the chiefs of the state-owned radio and television services for "bias" in their reporting of a recent government shake-up. Dja was appointed last week after President Jose Mario Vaz fired his predecessor Domingos Simoes Pereira. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2015 Sep 9 |
Guinea-Bissau's PM Baciro Dja announced his resignation, just two days after his government was sworn in, plunging the chronically unstable African nation deeper into a simmering political crisis. His decision came after the country's Supreme Court declared that his unpopular appointment by President Jose Mario Vaz by presidential decree just weeks earlier had violated the constitution. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2015 Dec 29 |
In England and Wales a law became effective that said coercive or controlling behavior can now be prosecuted as a crime punishable by a fine and up to five years in prison. Links: Wales, Guinea Bissau, Sociology
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2016 May 12 |
Guinea-Bissau's President Jose Mario Vaz sacked PM Carlos Correia and dissolved his government, in a move that threatened to deepen political turmoil in the tiny West African nation. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2016 May 27 |
Guinea-Bissau's new PM Baciro Dja was sworn in with a fresh cabinet also anticipated, but current ministers in the split ruling party have declared they will not leave their posts. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2016 Jul 15 |
The Supreme Court in Guinea-Bissau upheld the nomination of PM Baciro Dja, bolstering President Jose Mario Vaz in a power struggle with rival and former PM Carlos Correia. Links: Guinea Bissau
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2016 Sep |
In Guinea Bissau a new memorial opened in Cacheu to commemorate the nation’s exiled sons and daughters, not only to recall Portugal's brutal venture into Africa but also to establish itself on the historical tourism circuit. The EU donated 519,000 euros ($579,000) to the Cacheu project, 90 percent of its total cost. Links: Guinea Bissau, Slavery
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2021 Feb 24 |
Portugal said it will send 5% of its COVID-19 vaccine shots to a group of Portuguese-speaking African countries and to the tiny nation of East Timor in the second half of the year. Portugal's former African colonies include Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Guinea Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, and Sao Tome and Principe. Links: Angola, Portugal, Mozambique, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, Guinea Bissau, Cape Verde, COVID-19
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