Carlos Correia
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Carlos Correia (born 1933[citation needed]) is a Guinea-Bissau politician. He served as Prime Minister from December 27, 1991 to October 26, 1994 and again from June 6, 1997 to December 3, 1998.
During Guinea-Bissau's war for independence, Correia was a member of the PAIGC, which ruled the country until 1999. In the administration of Francisco Mendès in the 1970s, Correia was Minister of Finance. In the 1980s, he was a member of the Politburo of the PAIGC and responsible for agriculture and fishery in the state council.
After the office of Prime Minister was created again after having been abolished in 1984, Correia became Prime Minister on December 27, 1991 under President João Bernardo Vieira. After the first free presidential and parliamentary elections in July 1994, which the PAIGC won, Manuel Saturnino da Costa succeeded him as head of government on October 27.
After da Costa's discharge on May 26, 1997, Correia became Prime Minister once again on June 6. However, in October of the same year the highest court of the country ruled that Correia's nomination was unconstitutional,[1] because parliament had not been consulted. A week later, his nomination was approved. His second term in office, which lasted until December 3, 1998, was overshadowed by the rebellion of Ansumane Mané. Mané was dismissed as chief of staff of the armed forces in June 1998, which led him to rebel against the government and start the civil war, which lasted until a peace agreement between the government and rebels in November 1998. The agreement lasted for six months.
After Vieira was overthrown in May 1999, Attorney-General Amin Saad announced on July 27, 1999 that Correia and 14 other supporters of Vieira had been arrested and charged with inciting warfare and providing financial support to Vieira;[2] however, he was only incarcerated for a short time.[citation needed] At a PAIGC congress in September 1999, he was expelled from the party, along with Vieira and five other former ministers.[3][4] After Kumba Ialá took office as President, Correia was arrested, along with da Costa and four other former ministers, in February 2000. It was alleged that two government bonds were issued without parliamentary approval three years prior; according to Correia and da Costa, who were released on bail, the bonds were intended to provide funds for national development.[5] He was acquitted of embezzlement in June 2003.[6]
In February 2003, Correia and four other members of the PAIGC were arrested for the execution of five people after a failed coup in 1986, but he was released after four days.[7]
In 2005, he was shortly considered as presidential candidate for his party, but Malam Bacai Sanhá was nominated instead. Sanhá later lost to Vieira in a run-off vote.
[edit] References
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Suprme Court rules prime minister's appointment unconstitutional", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), October 7, 1997.
- ^ "GUINEA-BISSAU: Fifteen former officials arrested", IRIN, 28 July 1999.
- ^ "GUINEA-BISSAU: PAIGC chooses new chairman, expels Vieira", IRIN, 10 September 1999.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: PAIGC party expels former leaders", Africa No 1 radio (nl.newsbank.com), 7 September 1999.
- ^ "High-level arrests in Guinea Bissau", BBC News, 29 February 2000.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau: Court acquits eight ex-governors, others charged with fraud", RDP Africa web site (nl.newsbank.com), June 5, 2003.
- ^ Amnesty International report on Guinea-Bissau in 2003.
- This article incorporates text translated from the corresponding German Wikipedia article as of July 14, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (Portuguese) Paralelo 14 about his possible presidential candidacy
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