Paulo Correia (politician)

Paulo Correia
Vice President of Guinea-Bissau
In office
May 1984 – November 1985
PresidentJoão Bernardo Vieira
Preceded byVictor Saúde Maria
Succeeded byIafai Camará
Personal details
Born1942
Died1986
Political partyPAIGC

Colonel Paulo Alexandre Nunes Correia was a Bissau-Guinean politician from PAIGC.

He was born as Cadé in 1942.[1]

Correia was Vice President and minister of justice after the 1980 coup d'état organized by João Bernardo Vieira.[1] He was appointed minister of the armed forces from 1980 to 1982 and minister of justice from 1982 to 1984.[1] He was accused of trying to overthrow João Bernardo Vieira[2] in October 1985. He was sentenced to death and executed in July 1986.[3][1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mendy, Peter Michael Karibe; Lobban, Richard (2013). Historical dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (4th ed.). Lanham (Md.): Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5310-2.
  2. ^ "Chronology - A history of Guinea-Bissau - Guinea-Bissau | ReliefWeb". reliefweb.int. 23 November 2000.
  3. ^ "53. Guinea-Bissau (1974-present)". uca.edu.


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