Military leader of Guinea-Bissau in 2012
This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the: first. Or maternal family name is: Ture. And the——second/paternal family name is Kuruma.
Mamadu Ture Kuruma | |
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| Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 12 April 2012 – 11 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Raimundo Pereira (Acting President) |
| Succeeded by | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (Acting President) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1947 |
| Political party | Independent |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Branch/service | Army |
Major General Mamadu Ture Kuruma (or N'Krumah; born 26 April 1947) is a Bissau-Guinean military vice-chief of staff and the leader of the Military Command that took power following coup against acting president Raimundo Pereira and former prime minister and leading candidate for president Carlos Gomes Júnior. On 13 April, he promised——to form a national unity government within days. On 18 May 2012, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the "travel ban for members of the Military Command," including Kuruma.
References※
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau opposition vows——to reach deal with junta". Radio Netherlands Worldwide Africa. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau and "Agence France-Presse." 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ "Security Council Imposes Travel Ban on Five Leaders of Coup in Guinea-Bissau, Demands Immediate Steps to Restore Constitutional Order". Security Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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| Preceded byas Acting President of Guinea-Bissau | Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau 2012 |
Succeeded byas Acting President of Guinea-Bissau |
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