Luís Cabral President

Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral (11 April 1931 – 30 May 2009) was the first President of Guinea-Bissau. He served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d'état led by João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira deposed him. Luís Cabral was a half-brother of Amílcar Cabral, with whom he co-founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in 1956.

Personal facts

Luís Cabral
Birth dateApril 11, 1931
Birth place
Portuguese Guinea , Bissau
Date of deathMay 30, 2009
Place of death
Portugal , Torres Vedras

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party
African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
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