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File photo shows Guinea Bissau President Vieira saluting the press on his arrival on the second day of the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon
02 Mar 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Guinea Bissau President Joao Bernado "Nino" Vieira salutes the press on his arrival on the second day of the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon in this December 9, 2007 file photo. Soldiers killed Guinea-Bissau's President Vieira on March 2, 2009, hours after the tiny West African state's army chief was killed in an attack, residents of the capital Bissau said. Picture taken December 9, 2007. REUTERS/Jose Manuel Ribeiro (PORTUGAL)
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Guinea Bissau President Joao Bernado "Nino" Vieira salutes the press on his arrival on the second day of the EU-Africa summit in Lisbon in this December 9, 2007 file photo. Soldiers ...


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