World Region Information --- Guinea-Bissau Information
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It borders Senegal to the north and Guinea to the southeast. The west faces the Atlantic Ocean.
Approx. 36,000 km2
about 1.87 million
Fulani, Balante, Mandinka, Papel, Manjaka, etc.
Portuguese
60% Christian, 40% Muslim
- Igreja Catolica da Bissau
- Mesquita Bissau
It is a diverse and rich culture, including unique cultures of various ethnic groups and Creole.
- Fortaleza de Sao Jose da Amura
There is compulsory education from 7 to 13 years old.
- Universidade Amilcar Cabral
- Universidade Catolica da Guine-Bissau
- Universidade Jean Piaget da Guine-Bissau
- National Library of Guinea-Bissau
1879 Guinea becomes a separate Portuguese colony (previously part of the Cape Verde colony)
1951 Becomes an overseas province of Portugal
1956 Amilcar Cabral establishes the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC)
1963-74 War of Independence by PAIGC
1973 Amilcar Cabral is assassinated. PAIGC unilaterally declares independence from Portugal
1974 The Carnation Revolution broke out in mainland Portugal. Portugal's new government recognizes independence. Luis Cabral of Cape Verdean descent becomes the first president.
1980 Luis Cabral is ousted in a military coup led by Joao Bernardo Vieira. Plans to merge with Cape Verde dropped
1990 PAIGC to be revoked as sole legal political party
1994 Vieira wins president in first free election
1998 Coup attempt by some military personnel after dismissing General Ansmane Manet for involvement in smuggling arms to rebels
1999 The Guinea-Bissau Civil War breaks out between the rebel forces of General Ansmane Manet. Vieira defected to Portugal. Sanya, speaker of the National Assembly, becomes interim president
2000 President Kumba Yala elected president. Ansmane Manet holds the real power. attempted coup
2001 Foreign Minister Antonieta Rosa Gomez has been sacked. Ansmane Manet is assassinated. attempted coup
2003 A military coup ousted President Yara. Provisional government launched
2004 Former ruling party PAIGC wins general election. military rebellion
2005 Former President Vieira returns from exile in Portugal. Vieira wins presidential election
2006 Guinea-Bissau soldiers fight Senegalese rebels near southern border
2008 President Vieira dissolves parliament. attempted coup
2009 President Vieira is assassinated by rebel soldiers. Malamba Kaisanha wins presidential election
2012 President Malambakaisanha dies in Paris hospital. The president of the country, Raimundo Pereira, became interim president. Attempted coup. An interim government led by Manuel Serifo Namajo formedbr />
2014 Jose Mariovaz wins presidential election
2020 Opposition Umaro Sissoko Embalo wins presidential election. end the military regime
It is a constitutional republic. The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The parliament is unicameral.
- Presidential Palace
- Assembleia Nacional Popular da Guine-Bissau
$851
It has one of the lowest per capita GDPs in the world, with more than two-thirds of the population living below the poverty line.
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