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Joso Bernardo 'Nin' Vieira removed from office, earth, etc.
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau -- Renegade soldiers assassinated the president of Guinea-Bissau in his palace Monday, hours after a bomb blast killed his rival, but the military said that no coup was in progress in the fragile West African nation.The military statement broadcast on state radio attributed President Joao Bernardo Vieira's death to an "isolated" group of unidentified soldiers whom the military said it was now hunting down. Luis Sanca, security adviser to Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Jr., confirmed the president had died but gave no details. The military said the armed forces would respect the constitutional order, which calls for parliament chief Raimundo Pereira to succeed the president in the event of his death. It also dismissed claims that the armed forces headquarters was implicated in Vieira's killing as a retaliation for the assassination late Sunday of armed forces chief of staff Gen. Batiste Tagme na Waie at his headquarters in Bissau. Posted by: Besoeker 2009-03-02 |
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