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Raimundo Pereira

interim president of Guinea-Bissau

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Raimundo Pereira served as the interim president of Guinea-Bissau. He assumed this role following the assassination of President João Bernardo Vieira in March 2009. Pereira, then the parliamentary leader, took office according to the constitution until elections could be held. These elections were eventually scheduled for June 28, 2009. Pereira also served as interim president again in January 2012 after the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá.12

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