Umaru Djaló
Umaru Djaló | |
|---|---|
 Djaló in 1960s | |
| Vice President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 28 September 1978 – November 1980 | |
| President | Luís Cabral |
| Preceded by | João Bernardo Vieira |
| Succeeded by | Victor Saúde Maria |
| In office September 1973 – 13 March 1977 | |
| President | Luís Cabral |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | João Bernardo Vieira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 |
| Died | 2014 |
| Political party | PAIGC |
| Spouse | Carmen Pereira |
Commandant Umaru Djaló was a Bissau-Guinean politician from PAIGC.
Djaló was born in 1940. He joined PAIGC and guerilla war against the Portuguese in the Guinea-Bissau War of Independence. He was the Minister of Armed Forces in the cabinet of Luís Cabral.[1] Djaló was appointed as Vice President from 1973 to 1977[2], and again since September 1978[3] until the coup d'état of João Bernardo Vieira in November 1980. He was detained after the coup up at least until 1985.[4] He died in May 2014.[5]
Djaló was married to Carmen Pereira.[6]
References
- ^ "Sub-Saharan Africa Report". Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1979.
- ^ "Political Handbook of the World 1980".
- ^ "Economic Handbook of the World". 1981.
- ^ "West Africa no. 35153531". West Africa Publishing Company Limited. 1985.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-11-01. Retrieved 2017-09-29.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Ly, Aliou. "Promise and betrayal: Women fighters and national liberation in Guinea Bissau" (PDF).