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Aristide Menezes (1947 – 7 February 1994) was a political figure in Guinea-Bissau who led the Democratic Front, the first opposition party to be legalized. He died leaving his wife and seven children behind.
Aristide Menezes | |
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Born | 1947 |
Died | 7 February 1994 (aged 46–47) |
Nationality | Bissau-Guinean |
Occupation | politician |
Known for | led the Democratic Front |
Notable work | helped organize the first public protests after President Joao Bernardo Vieira seized control in 1980 |
Menezes helped organize the first public protests after President Joao Bernardo Vieira seized control in 1980 in a coup against the country's first post-independence government, which had ruled since 1975.
He died after a long illness in Lisbon, Portugal.[1]
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