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Carmen Pereira

1937 - 2016

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Carmen Maria de Araújo Pereira (22 September 1936 – 4 June 2016) was a Bissau-Guinean politician. She served three days as Acting President in 1984, becoming the first woman in this role in Africa and the only one in Guinea-Bissau's history. She had the shortest term as the Acting President, serving only three days in office. She died in Bissau on 4 June 2016. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carmen Pereira is the 6,884th most popular politician (up from 7,863rd in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Guinea-Bissau (down from 4th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Guinea-Bissauan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Carmen Pereira ranks 6,884 out of 19,576Before her are Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius, Hendrik Verwoerd, Grimoald, King of the Lombards, Sid Watkins, Prince Alexandre of Belgium, and Sam Houston. After her are Emperor Konoe, Constantine II of Scotland, Samir Amin, Michel Debré, Prince Aage, Count of Rosenborg, and Tapio Wirkkala.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Carmen Pereira ranks 114Before her are Edward Fox, Jeannot Szwarc, Neeme Järvi, John Horton Conway, Ange-Félix Patassé, and Shirley Bassey. After her are Ryutaro Hashimoto, Vittorio Brambilla, Zoltán Horváth, Aleksandr Medved, Cüneyt Arkın, and Viacheslav Chornovil. Among people deceased in 2016, Carmen Pereira ranks 114Before her are Anker Jørgensen, Takahito, Prince Mikasa, Roger Y. Tsien, Prince Johann Georg of Hohenzollern, Edward Albee, and Bata Živojinović. After her are Piet de Jong, Chris Amon, Yves Bonnefoy, Peter Naur, Glenn Frey, and Michel Rocard.

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In Guinea-Bissau

Among people born in Guinea-Bissau, Carmen Pereira ranks 5 out of 38Before her are Amílcar Cabral (1924), João Bernardo Vieira (1939), Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947), and Luís Cabral (1931). After her are Henrique Rosa (1946), Kumba Ialá (1953), Carlos Gomes Júnior (1949), Carlos Correia (1933), José Mário Vaz (1957), Umaro Sissoco Embaló (1972), and Eder (1987).

Among POLITICIANS In Guinea-Bissau

Among politicians born in Guinea-Bissau, Carmen Pereira ranks 4Before her are João Bernardo Vieira (1939), Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947), and Luís Cabral (1931). After her are Henrique Rosa (1946), Kumba Ialá (1953), Carlos Gomes Júnior (1949), Carlos Correia (1933), José Mário Vaz (1957), Umaro Sissoco Embaló (1972), Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947), and Raimundo Pereira (1956).