March 2, 2009
From Times Online
Tristan McConnell, Nairobi
The President and head of the army in Guinea-Bissau were killed in tit-for-tat murders that have plunged the West African “narco-state” into crisis.
President Joao Bernardo Vieira and General Tagme Na Waie died in separate incidents only hours apart. General Na Waie was killed in a bomb blast at [...]

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(CNN) — The president of Guinea-Bissau was assassinated Monday, a day after a powerful explosion killed the head of the west African country’s military, the prime minister said.

Circumstances of Joao Bernardo Vieira’s death are unclear.

It was not immediately clear how President Joao Bernardo Vieira, 69, died. Prime Minister Carlos Gomes confirmed the death to CNN.
Early [...]

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