Nuno Gomes Nabiam

prime minister of Guinea-Bissau

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Nuno Gomes Nabiam served as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau, appointed on February 29, 2020, by then-President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. This appointment occurred amidst a political crisis following disputed 2019 presidential elections. Nabiam was an independent candidate in the 2014 presidential election, coming in second to José Mário Vaz. Guinea-Bissau's political landscape has been marked by instability, including frequent coups and power struggles. In November 2025, a military coup interrupted presidential and legislative elections, suspending state institutions and leading to a transitional administration.1234

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…Aristides Gomes, replacing him with Nuno Gomes Nabiam, who took office on February 29. The legality of Embaló’s inauguration, however, was disputed by Pereira and the PAIGC because of the pending case with the Supreme Court, and Gomes rejected his dismissal as being unlawful. Meanwhile, the PAIGC-dominated parliament, the National…
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…Aristides Gomes, replacing him with Nuno Gomes Nabiam, who took office on February 29. The legality of Embaló’s inauguration, however, was disputed by Pereira and the PAIGC because of the pending case with the Supreme Court, and Gomes rejected his dismissal as being unlawful. Meanwhile, the PAIGC-dominated parliament, the National…
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