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Guinea-Bissau

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Guinea-Bissau ranks 130th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Myanmar (Burma), El Salvador, and Tanzania. Memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau include Amílcar Cabral, João Bernardo Vieira, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. Memorable people who died in Guinea-Bissau include João Bernardo Vieira, Carmen Pereira, and Kumba Ialá. Guinea-Bissau has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and explorers.

Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast. Read more on Wikipedia

People

Between 0 and 2002, present day Guinea-Bissau was the birth place of 40 globally memorable people, including Amílcar Cabral, João Bernardo Vieira, and Malam Bacai Sanhá. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Guinea-Bissau including João Bernardo Vieira, Carmen Pereira, and Kumba Ialá.

People Born in Present Day Guinea-Bissau

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People Deceased in Present Day Guinea-Bissau

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Occupations

Most individuals born in present day Guinea-Bissau were politicians (20), soccer players (15), athletes (2), social activists (1), and film directors (1),  while most who died were politicians (5), and explorers (1).

Over the past 100 years, politicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau, including João Bernardo Vieira, Malam Bacai Sanhá, and Luís Cabral. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau, including João Bernardo Vieira, Malam Bacai Sanhá, and Luís Cabral.

Places

Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 10 globally memorable people born in present day Guinea-Bissau since 1700.