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Luís Cabral, born Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral on April 11, 1931, in Bissau, was a Guinea-Bissau statesperson and politician. A member of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde, he served as the President of Guinea-Bissau. He spoke Portuguese and held nationalities associated with Guinea-Bissau, Portugal, and Guinea.
Cabral died of cardiac arrest due to natural causes on May 30, 2009, in Torres Vedras. He received the Order of José Martí during his career. His remains were interred at Alto de São João Cemetery.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1931–2009
- Nationality
- GW, PT, GN
- Role / Field
- Presidents, Guinea bissau politics and government, Guinea bissau history autonomy and independence movements
- Language
- por
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 8 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Francisco Mendes
- Vice president
- Umaru Djaló , João Bernardo Vieira
- Preceded by
- Office established
- Succeeded by
- João Bernardo Vieira
- Born
- Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral , 11 April 1931, Bissau , Portuguese Guinea
- Died
- 30 May 2009 (2009-05-30) (aged 78), Torres Vedras , Portugal
- Cause of death
- Cardiac Arrest
- Resting place
- Cemitério do Alto de São João
- Party
- African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
- Spouse
- Lucete Cabral
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Luis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Guinea-Bissau
- Place of birth
- Bissau
- Place of death
- Torres Vedras
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- President of Guinea-Bissau
- Political party
- African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
- Languages spoken
- Portuguese
- Award
- Order of José Martí
- Image
- Luís Cabral 1979.png
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- Commons category
- Luís Cabral
- date of death
- 2009-05-30
- date of birth
- 1931-04-11
- cause of death
- cardiac arrest
- birth name
- Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral
- place of burial
- Alto de São João Cemetery
- name in native language
- Luís Cabral
- manner of death
- natural causes
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
Luís Severino de Almeida Cabral (11 April 1931 – 30 May 2009) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was the first President of Guinea-Bissau. He served from 1974 to 1980, when a military coup d'état led by João Bernardo Vieira deposed him. Luís Cabral was a half-brother of Amílcar Cabral, with whom he co-founded the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) in 1956.
Early life
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