Ansumane Mané
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Ansumane Mané (c. 1940 – 30 November 2000) was a Bissau-Guinean soldier who led a 1998 uprising against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira, which caused a brief but bloody civil war.
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Ansumane Mané | |
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Chairman of the Supreme Command of the Military Junta | |
In office 7 May 1999 – 14 May 1999 | |
Preceded by | Nino Vieira (as President) |
Succeeded by | Malam Bacai Sanhá (as acting President) |
Personal details | |
Born | circa 1940 British Gambia |
Died | 30 November 2000 (aged 59–60) Biombo Region, Guinea-Bissau |
Manner of death | Assassination |
Political party | None (military) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Guinea-Bissau |
Branch/service | Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
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Mané participated in the independence war against Portugal where he was Vieira's bodyguard. A close ally of Vieira, he backed him in the 1980 coup against Guinea Bissau President Luís Cabral. Mané was head of the armed forces of Guinea Bissau during Vieira's presidency before Vieira sacked him in 1998, accusing him of smuggling arms to Casamance separatist rebels in Senegal. Mané subsequently mobilized the troops formerly under his command and led a rebellion against Vieira.