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Umaro Sissoco Embaló
President of Guinea-Bissau since 2020 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Sissoco and the second or paternal family name is Embaló.
Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló (born 23 September 1972) is a Bissau-Guinean politician serving as the president of Guinea-Bissau since February 2020.[2][3] He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as prime minister between November 2016 and January 2018.[4]
Quick Facts 6th President of Guinea-Bissau, Prime Minister ...
Umaro Sissoco Embaló | |
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![]() Embaló in 2021 | |
6th President of Guinea-Bissau | |
Assumed office 27 February 2020 | |
Prime Minister | Nuno Gomes Nabiam Geraldo Martins Rui Duarte de Barros |
Preceded by | José Mário Vaz |
18th Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau | |
In office 18 November 2016 – 16 January 2018 | |
President | José Mário Vaz |
Preceded by | Baciro Djá |
Succeeded by | Artur Silva |
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Born | (1972-09-23) 23 September 1972 (age 51) Bissau, Portuguese Guinea |
Political party | Madem G15 |
Spouse | Dinisia Reis Embaló [fr][1] |
Alma mater | Technical University of Lisbon Complutense University |
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