Carmen Pereira | |
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President of Guinea-Bissau Acting | |
In office 14 May 1984 – 16 May 1984 | |
Prime Minister | Victor Saúde Maria |
Preceded by | João Bernardo Vieira |
Succeeded by | João Bernardo Vieira |
Personal details | |
Born | 22 September 1936[1] Bissau, Portuguese Guinea |
Died | 4 June 2016 Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | (aged 79)
Political party | PAIGC |
Carmen Maria de Araújo Pereira (22 September 1936 – 4 June 2016) was a Bissau-Guinean politician. She served three days as Acting President in 1984, becoming the first woman in this role in Africa and the only one in Guinea-Bissau's history. She had the shortest term as the Acting President, serving only three days in office. She died in Bissau on 4 June 2016.[2]