João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (Portuguese pronunciation: [ʒuˈɐ̃w bɨɾˈnaɾðu ˈninu viˈɐjɾɐ, ˈʒwɐ̃w -]; 27 April 1939 – 2 March 2009) was a Bissau-Guinean...

João Vieira may refer to: João Vieira (island), an island of the Bijagós archipelago (Guinea-Bissau) João Vieira (triple jumper) (born 1919), Portuguese...

country. The election was won by former president João Bernardo Vieira, deposed in the 1999 coup. Vieira beat Malam Bacai Sanhá in a run-off election. Sanhá...

result was a victory for former president and independent candidate João Bernardo Vieira. Following the coup, a civilian government was nominated to oversee...

spokesperson of the biggest party in Guinea-Bissau. João Bernardo Vieira was named after his uncle João Bernardo Vieira who served as President of Guinea-Bissau...

He served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d'état led by João Bernardo Vieira deposed him. Luís Cabral was a half-brother of Amílcar Cabral, with...

Guinea-Bissau on 14 November 1980, led by Prime Minister General João Bernardo Vieira. It led to the deposition of President Luís Cabral (half-brother...

by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané. Government forces, backed...

the 1980 coup d'état organized by João Bernardo Vieira. He was accused of trying to overthrow João Bernardo Vieira in October 1985. He was sentenced to...

elected by public vote for the first time using a two-round system; João Bernardo Vieira of the PAIGC narrowly defeated Kumba Ialá of the Party for Social...

discontent with the government in power. On 14 November 1980, João Bernardo Vieira, known as "Nino Vieira", overthrew President Luís Cabral. The constitution was...

May 1999, to 17 February 2000, following the ouster of President João Bernardo Vieira. Standing as the PAIGC candidate, he placed second in the 1999–2000...

Guinea-Bissau by dissident elements within the military against the João Bernardo Vieira government. Led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané, the coup attempt...

President João Bernardo Vieira, which caused a brief but bloody civil war. Mané participated in the independence war against Portugal where he was Vieira's bodyguard...

Senegal, founded in 1982. It was supported by Guinea-Bissau President João Bernardo Vieira until he was overthrown in 1999. It relies mainly on the Jola people...

bombs the Chinese Embassy in Belgrade. In Guinea-Bissau, President João Bernardo Vieira is ousted in a military coup. May 12 – David Steel becomes the first...

after a power struggle with President João Bernardo Vieira fearing summary execution after hearing President Vieira accuse him of "High Treason". Maria...

considered democratic and transparent. The latter election was won by João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, who had previously been President from 1980 to 1999; Rosa was...

remained in Guinea-Bissau and its politics. He was a close associate of João Bernardo Vieira, who lead the 1980 coup. Manecas was appointed Second Vice President...

the presidential election, the result was a victory for incumbent João Bernardo Vieira of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde...

Guinea and Cape Verde as the sole legal party. The Assembly elected João Bernardo Vieira to the post of President on 16 May 1984. Voters elected regional...

1980: João Bernardo Vieira overthrew Luís Cabral. June 7, 1998: An attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira was led...

a policy of non-alignment. On November 14, 1980, a coup, led by João Bernardo Vieira, overthrew Cabral and replaced the one-party regime with a Military...

President (1973–1980) João Bernardo Vieira, President (1980–1984) Carmen Pereira, Acting President (1984) João Bernardo Vieira, President (1984–1999)...

João Bernardo Vieira by the army on 2 March 2009, the army stated that Pereira, as President of the National People's Assembly, would succeed Vieira as...

1980, she served as the Assembly's chair during the government of João Bernardo Vieira. From 1981 to 1983 Pereira was Minister of Health and Social Affairs...

against President João Bernardo Vieira. He fled to the Gambia after the coup before returning to Guinea Bissau in 2009 following Vieira's assassination....

Verde, the union finally broke down following a military coup led by João Bernardo Vieira against the Cape Verdean Cabral in November 1980. The Cape Verdean...

Matos Vieira (Vieira Lusitano, 1699–1783), Portuguese royal painter, illustrator and engraver Jelon Vieira, Brazilian choreographer João Bernardo Vieira (1939–2009)...

Independence. He was the cousin of João Bernardo Vieira, who would later serve two separate terms as president. Vieira was one of many early recruits from...