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Martinho Ndafa Kabi
Martinho Ndafa Kabi
Incumbent
Assumed office 
13 April 2007
PresidentJoão Bernardo Vieira
Preceded byAristides Gomes
Born17 September 1957 (1957-09-17) (age 50)
Political partyPAIGC

Martinho Ndafa Kabi (born September 17, 1957[1]) has been the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau since 13 April 2007. List of Heads of Government of Guinea-Bissau See also Guinea-Bissau List of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (born 27 April 1939) has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005. Aristides Gomes (born 8 November 1954) was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2 November 2005 until 13 Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde) or PAIGC is a Political party Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) List of Heads of Government of Guinea-Bissau See also Guinea-Bissau List of heads of state of Guinea-Bissau The Republic of Guinea-Bissau (ˈgɪni bɨˈsaʊ República da Guiné-Bissau ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɐ giˈnɛ biˈsau is a country in Western Africa, and one of the smallest Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [2] He is a leading member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC). The African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde ( Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde) or PAIGC is a Political party [1]

Kabi, a member of the Balanta ethnic group,[3] was born in Nhacra in Oio Region. Nhacra is a town in the Oio Region of Guinea-Bissau. Oio is a region in Guinea-Bissau. Its capital is Farim. Other major cities and towns include Nhacra, Mansoa, Bissora and Cumeré He joined PAIGC in March 1974 and was a delegate to PAIGC's First Extraordinary Congress (November 1981), Second Extraordinary Congress (January 1991), Fifth Ordinary Congress (December 1991), Sixth Ordinary Congress (May 1998), Third Extraordinary Congress (September 1999), and its Fourth Extraordinary Congress (January-February 2002). He was elected as President of the National Commission of Verification and Control at the Third Extraordinary Congress in 1999 and as the Third Vice-President of PAIGC at the Fourth Extraordinary Congress in 2002. [1] Kabi is considered a PAIGC hardliner. [3]

In the government of Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior, he served as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from May 2004[4] to April 2005, when he became Minister of Defense;[3] he held the latter post until the government of Prime Minister Aristides Gomes took office in November 2005. Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior (born December 19 1949) was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 10 May 2004 to Aristides Gomes (born 8 November 1954) was the Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 2 November 2005 until 13 After Aristides Gomes lost a no-confidence vote and submitted his resignation in March 2007, Kabi was proposed as Prime Minister by a coalition composed of the PAIGC, the Social Renewal Party (PRS), and the United Social Democratic Party (PUSD). The Party for Social Renewal (Partido para a Renovaçao Social PRS is a Political party in Guinea-Bissau. The United Social Democratic Party (Partido Unido Social Democrático is a Centre-left Social democratic Political party in Guinea-Bissau. On April 9, it was announced that President João Bernardo Vieira had rejected the choice of Kabi, but the coalition said that they maintained him as their choice;[5] later on the same day, Vieira appointed Kabi as the new Prime Minister. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira (born 27 April 1939) has been President of Guinea-Bissau since 1 October 2005. [6] He took office on April 13,[2] and his government, composed of 20 ministers (including eight from the PAIGC, eight from the PRS, and two from the PUSD) was named on April 17. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. [7]

PAIGC withdrew its backing for Kabi on February 29, 2008, saying that this was done "to avoid acts of indiscipline threatening cohesion and unity in the party". Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [8]

As Prime Minister, Kabi has been involved in a long dispute with the President of the Tribunal of Accounts, Francisco Fadul. Francisco José Fadul (born 15 December 1953) is a Guinea-Bissau politician who was Prime Minister from 3 December 1998 [9]

References

  1. ^ a b c Profile on PAIGC website (in Portuguese).
  2. ^ a b "Martinho Ndafa Kabi takes office as Guinea Bissau PM", Xinhua (People's Daily Online), April 14, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Nino Vieira says he will contest presidential election", IRIN, April 18, 2005.
  4. ^ "Novo Governo: um misto de surpresas", Guine-Bissau. com, May 13, 2004 (in Portuguese).
  5. ^ "Bissau president rejects candidate for PM", Reuters (IOL), April 10, 2007.
  6. ^ "Guinea-Bissau appoints consensus premier", Reuters (IOL), April 10, 2007.
  7. ^ Alberto Dabo, "Guinea-Bissau's new government named", Reuters (IOL), April 18, 2007.
  8. ^ Alberto Dabo, "Guinea-Bissau opposition withdraws support for PM", Reuters, March 1, 2008.
  9. ^ "Guinea's state auditor threatens to sue prime minister", African Press Agency, May 21, 2008.
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