Henrique Pereira Rosa
Henrique Pereira Rosa [ ẽˈɾikɨ pɨ'ɾɐi̯ɾɐ ˈɾɔzɐ ] (born January 18, 1946 - May 15, 2013 ) was President of Guinea-Bissau from 2003 to 2005 .
Life
Rosa was President of the Election Commission in the 1994 presidential election, in which João Bernardo Vieira was re-elected for the third time.
The military government that was in office after the overthrow of President Kumba Ialá on September 14, 2003 under the chairmanship of Veríssimo Correia Seabra , installed Rosa on September 28, 2003 as transitional president. Rosa was previously a businessman and initially unwilling to accept the position.
Free parliamentary elections were held on March 28, 2004 and presidential elections on June 19, 2005, in which the former heads of state Ialá, Sanhá and Vieira participated. Sanhá was the winner in the first ballot, in the second ballot Sanhá was defeated by Viera on July 24, 2005.
The handover from Rosa to Viera took place on October 1, 2005.
Web links
- Press Release Appointed September 29, 2003 (English)
- Press release on the planned handover, September 27, 2005 (French)
Individual evidence
Luís Cabral | João Bernardo Vieira | Carmen Pereira | João Bernardo Vieira | Ansumané Mané | Malam Bacai Sanhá | Kumba Ialá | Veríssimo Correia Seabra | Henrique Pereira Rosa | João Bernardo Vieira | Raimundo Pereira | Malam Bacai Sanhá | Raimundo Pereira | Mamadu Turé Kuruma | Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo | José Mário Vaz | Umaro Sissoco Embaló
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| SURNAME | Rosa, Henrique Pereira |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Guinea-Bissau politician, President of Guinea-Bissau (2003–2005) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 18, 1946 |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 15, 2013 |