Victor Saúde Maria

Victor Saúde Maria
Victor Saúde Maria in 1980
Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
In office 14 May 1982 – 10 March 1984
President	João Bernardo Vieira
Preceded by	João Bernardo Vieira
Succeeded by	Carlos Correia (1991)
Personal details
Born	1939
Died	25 October 1999(1999-10-25) (aged 60)

Victor Saúde Maria (1939 – 25 October 1999) was a Guinea-Bissau politician. He was the country's first Foreign Minister (1974 - 1982) and then went on to be Prime Minister from 14 May 1982 until 10 March 1984, when he fled to Portugal after a power struggle with President João Bernardo Vieira.

Maria returned from exile in late 1990 and set up the United Social Democratic Party (PUSD) in 1992. He ran for President in 1994, placing seventh and receiving 2.07% of the vote.^[1] He led the PUSD until his assassination in 1999.

References

Prime Ministers of Guinea-Bissau Mendes Teixeira Vieira vacant, 1980-82 Maria vacant, 1984-91 Correia Costa Correia Fadul N'Tchama Imbali Nhassé Pires Sanhá C. Gomes A. Gomes Kabi Correia C. Gomes Nandigna (Acting) de Barros (Acting) Pereira