Mamadu Ture Kuruma
Military leader of Guinea-Bissau in 2012
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 a 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.[1] On 18 May 2012, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the travel ban for members of the Military Command, including Kuruma.[2]
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 by Raimundo Pereira as Acting President of Guinea-Bissau | Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau 2012 | Succeeded by Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo as Acting President of Guinea-Bissau |
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