Guinea-Bissau leader dies in Paris hospital
Source: Agencies |
January 10, 2012, Tuesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha, who was elected two years ago after the previous leader was assassinated, died yesterday in Paris, after a lengthy hospitalization.
No immediate cause was given but the 64-year-old president was known to have diabetes and had undergone medical treatment in both France and Senegal during his time in office. National radio announced his death yesterday afternoon.
An official at Guinea-Bissau's embassy in Paris said Sanha died yesterday morning at the Val de Grace hospital after being hospitalized in France "for about a month" with an unspecified ailment.
Head of the National Assembly, Raimundo Pereira, is expected to take over until elections are organized.
Since independence from Portugal in 1974, the nation has been wracked by coups and has become a transit points for cocaine trafficking.
No immediate cause was given but the 64-year-old president was known to have diabetes and had undergone medical treatment in both France and Senegal during his time in office. National radio announced his death yesterday afternoon.
An official at Guinea-Bissau's embassy in Paris said Sanha died yesterday morning at the Val de Grace hospital after being hospitalized in France "for about a month" with an unspecified ailment.
Head of the National Assembly, Raimundo Pereira, is expected to take over until elections are organized.
Since independence from Portugal in 1974, the nation has been wracked by coups and has become a transit points for cocaine trafficking.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 娌狪CP璇侊細娌狪CP澶05050403鍙-1
- |
- 浜掕仈缃戞柊闂讳俊鎭湇鍔¤鍙瘉锛31120180004
- |
- 缃戠粶瑙嗗惉璁稿彲璇侊細0909346
- |
- 骞挎挱鐢佃鑺傜洰鍒朵綔璁稿彲璇侊細娌瓧绗354鍙
- |
- 澧炲肩數淇′笟鍔＄粡钀ヨ鍙瘉锛氭勃B2-20120012
Copyright 漏 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
