Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

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Scarecrow Press, 17 de out. de 2013 - 642 páginas
Guinea-Bissau is a small country in West Africa, and yet it managed to wrest its independence from Portugal back in 1973, at the cost of a long and bitter struggle against seemingly implacable odds. This was a time to be proud of, and there was also a moment about two decades ago, when it looked like a trendsetter for democracy. Since then things have gone seriously wrong, with a collapsing infrastructure, a dilapidated economy and a political stage prone to military coups d’etats. This fourth edition of Historical Dictionary of Guinea-Bissau tells the long and sometimes unpleasant story.

However, like all the country historical dictionaries, it tells it several times and in several ways. First, the chronology traces the history of what became Guinea-Bissau, and this over a period of centuries and not just decades. Then the introduction recounts that history again, providing more insight and understanding, and conveys a good idea of how things are going now. The details follow in the dictionary section with entries on important persons, places, institutions, and events among other things. And the bibliography points to further reading.
 

Conteúdo

Editors Foreword
xi
Preface
xiii
Acknowledgments
xv
Acronyms and Abbreviations
xvii
Maps
xxvii
Chronology
xxxvii
Introduction
1
A
19
R
353
S
365
T
383
U
397
V
419
W
423
Y
429
Z
433

B
41
C
67
D
117
E
125
F
159
G
197
H
217
I
229
J
239
K
243
L
247
M
263
N
285
O
295
P
299
Appendix A Governors of Portuguese Guinea 18791974
437
Appendix B Heads of State 19732012
439
Appendix C Prime Ministers 19732012
441
Appendix D The First Government of GuineaBissau 24 September 1973
443
Appendix E The Conselho da Revolução Council of the Revolution 14 November 1980
445
Appendix FThe First Multiparty System Government 26 October 1994
447
Appendix GAgreement between the Government ofGuineaBissau and the SelfProclaimedMilitary Junta 1 November 1998
449
Appendix H The Government of National Unity 3 December 1998
451
The Travel Ban List
453
Appendix J The Postcoup Government of Transition 23 May 2012
455
Appendix K Ethnolinguistic Groups of GuineaBissau
457
Bibliography
459
About the Authors
559
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Peter Karibe Mendy is now the lead author, having already participated in earlier editions as well, and he is an excellent choice. Of Bissau-Guinean origins, he knows the country and the main languages, and was the director of the leading social science research institute there. He is presently professor of history and African studies at Rhode Island College.


Richard A. Lobban, Jr., who is professor emeritus of anthropology and director of the Program of African and Afro-American Studies at Rhode Island College, authored or co-authored the previous editions. He already visited the liberated zones of Guinea-Bissau back in 1973, and has returned since, all the while closely following events in a country he has written and lectured on extensively.

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