a president dies in paris

For those of you who don't follow my other blog, I had my DNA traced back to a tiny country in Africa called,  Guinea Bissau. The political climate is very unstable and recently the president passed away....in Paris.

As it stands right now we are still making our trip next month. If you would like to read more about my project to build a school, a well and a medical building for the people of Djati and my upcoming trip to Guinea Bissau, please jump over to
devon4Africa. Below is the story on the death of Pres Malam Sanha.

Photo Source; Allwestafric.com

Paris (CNN) -- President Malam Bacai Sanha of Guinea-Bissau died early Monday, according to an official at the West African nation's embassy in Paris. He was 64. The official said Sanha was in Paris for treatment, and died at Val-de-Grace Hospital.

Sanha became president in September 2009, months after the assassination of President Joao Bernardo Vieira. Sanha had served as interim president and defeated another former president, Kumba Yala, in a runoff election.

Guinea-Bissau's history has been marked by military coups and attempted coups since the nation of 1.5 million gained independence from Portugal in 1974. Those conflicts ravaged the nation's infrastructure and economy and left it among the poorest in the world.

Despite Sanha's coming to power in what international observers deemed a fair and peaceful election, his tenure was marked by turmoil among the country's military and political leadership.

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