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Mamadu Ture Kuruma
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
Born26 April 1947
Political party Independent
Military service
Allegiance  Guinea-Bissau
Branch/serviceArmy

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
Political offices
Preceded byas Acting President of Guinea-Bissau Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau
2012
Succeeded byas Acting President of Guinea-Bissau
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mamadu Ture Kuruma
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
Born26 April 1947
Political party Independent
Military service
Allegiance  Guinea-Bissau
Branch/serviceArmy

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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "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.
Political offices
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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