Caetano N'Tchama

Caetano N'Tchama (* 1955 ) was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2000 to 2001 .

Political career

N'Tchama is a lawyer and studied in Portugal . In February 1999 he became Minister of the Interior in the interim government of Francisco Fadul . After Kumba Ialá won the presidential election in early 2000, he was elected on February 19, 2000. Like Ialá, he belongs to the Partido para a Renovação Social (PRS) party, which has been the strongest party since the November 1999 parliamentary elections. N'Tchama was considered a close friend of Ialá. In November 2000, his government was confronted with an attempted coup by Ansumané Mané , the initiator of the civil war in 1998 and 1998 and brief head of state in May 1999. The rebellion ended after a few days with Mané's death. Public criticism of him and his government occasionally led to arrests. After the party RGB / MB left its coalition, the government was reorganized in January 2001. His term of office ended on March 19, 2001, two days later Faustino Imbali , the previous foreign minister , took over as head of another minority government.

N'Tchama became attorney general and was the addressee of protests by the organization Reporters Without Borders against the closure of two independent newspapers. He justified his measure by saying that the publications had endangered "peace and stability" in the country.

See also

• History of Guinea-Bissau

Web links

• Afrique Express , first cabinet, February 19, 2000 (French)
• Amnesty International about detentions during his tenure, June 1, 2000 (english)
• Afrique Express , second cabinet, 25 January 2001 (French)
• IFEX about the closure of newspapers, Nov. 5, 2001 (english)