Malam Bacai Sanhá
Malam Bacai Sanhá | |
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Sanhá in 2010 | |
| 4th President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| In office 8 September 2009 – 9 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Carlos Gomes |
| Preceded by | Raimundo Pereira (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Raimundo Pereira (Interim) |
| In office 14 May 1999 – 17 February 2000 Acting | |
| Prime Minister | Francisco Fadul |
| Preceded by | Ansumane Mané (as Chairman of the Supreme Command of Military Junta) |
| Succeeded by | Kumba Ialá |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1947 Dar Salam, Portuguese Guinea (now Guinea-Bissau) |
| Died | 9 January 2012 (aged 64) Paris, France |
| Resting place | Fortaleza de São José da Amura |
| Political party | PAIGC |
| Spouse | Mariama Mane Sanha (1975–2012) |
Malam Bacai Sanhá (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈmalɐ̃ bɐˈkaj sɐˈɲa]) (5 May 1947 – 9 January 2012) was a Guinea-Bissau politician who was President of Guinea-Bissau from 8 September 2009 until his death on 9 January 2012. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC), Sanhá was President of the National People's Assembly from 1994 to 1999 and then served as acting President of Guinea-Bissau from 14 May 1999, to 17 February 2000, following the ouster of President João Bernardo Vieira. Standing as the PAIGC candidate, he placed second in the 1999–2000 presidential election as well as the 2005 presidential election before winning the June–July 2009 presidential election.