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1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
Coup that brought João Bernardo Vieira to power / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état was the bloodless military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 14 November 1980, led by Prime Minister General João Bernardo Vieira.[1] It led to the deposition of President Luís Cabral (half-brother of anti-colonial leader Amílcar Cabral), who held the office since 1973, while the country's War of Independence was still ongoing.
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1980 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état | |||||||
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Luís Cabral | João Bernardo Vieira | ||||||
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No casualties reported. | |||||||
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