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Guinea-Bissau first head of state dies
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-05-31 09:53 DAKAR - The first head of state of Guinea-Bissau, Luis Almeida Cabral, passed away Saturday evening in Portugal, according to a statement by the Guinea-Bissau National Assembly.
However, he was ousted in 1980 by then Chairman of the Council of Ministers Joao Bernardo Vieira, who was assassinated in March this year. Cabral spent most of his time living abroad after losing power. |