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Malam Bacai Sanhá

1947 - 2012

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Malam Bacai Sanhá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmalɐ̃ bɐˈkaj sɐˈɲa]) (5 May 1947 – 9 January 2012) was a Guinea-Bissau politician who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 8 September 2009 until his death on 9 January 2012. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Sanhá was President of the National People's Assembly from 1994 to 1999 and then served as acting President of Guinea-Bissau from 14 May 1999, to 17 February 2000, following the ouster of President João Bernardo Vieira. Standing as the PAIGC candidate, he placed second in the 1999–2000 presidential election as well as the 2005 presidential election before winning the June–July 2009 presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Malam Bacai Sanhá is the 4,728th most popular politician (up from 7,870th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Guinea-Bissau (up from 5th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Guinea-Bissauan Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Malam Bacai Sanhá ranks 4,728 out of 19,576. Before him are Ivan Sratsimir of Bulgaria, Peter II, Count of Alençon, Ramon Magsaysay, Dion of Syracuse, Milan Hodža, and Marie of Prussia. After him are George III of Georgia, Joan, Countess of Flanders, Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, Eric II of Norway, Mamadou Tandja, and Emund the Old.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Malam Bacai Sanhá ranks 98. Before him are Rodney Williams, Gloria Gaynor, Mike DeWine, Danielle Steel, Dwight Schultz, and Noritaka Hidaka. After him are Mariska Veres, Lucas Papademos, Ljupko Petrović, Lee Evans, Klaus Schulze, and Halldór Ásgrímsson. Among people deceased in 2012, Malam Bacai Sanhá ranks 71. Before him are Gustav Leonhardt, Dave Brubeck, John Atta Mills, J. Christopher Stevens, Harry Carey Jr., and Bingu wa Mutharika. After him are Teófilo Stevenson, Eduard Khil, Richard Lynch, Chavela Vargas, Ben Gazzara, and Chaleo Yoovidhya.

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In Guinea-Bissau

Among people born in Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá ranks 3 out of 38. Before him are Amílcar Cabral (1924), and João Bernardo Vieira (1939). After him are Luís Cabral (1931), Carmen Pereira (1937), Henrique Rosa (1946), Kumba Ialá (1953), Carlos Gomes Júnior (1949), Carlos Correia (1933), José Mário Vaz (1957), Umaro Sissoco Embaló (1972), and Eder (1987).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guinea-Bissau

Among politicians born in Guinea-Bissau, Malam Bacai Sanhá ranks 2. Before him are João Bernardo Vieira (1939). After him are Luís Cabral (1931), Carmen Pereira (1937), 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).

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