Carmen Pereira

Carmen Pereira
President of Guinea-Bissau
Acting
In office
14 May 1984 – 16 May 1984
Prime MinisterVictor Saúde Maria
Preceded byJoão Bernardo Vieira
Succeeded byJoão Bernardo Vieira
Personal details
Born22 September 1936[1]
Bissau, Portuguese Guinea
Died4 June 2016(2016-06-04) (aged 79)
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Political partyPAIGC

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]

  1. ^ Faleceu Carmen Pereira a mulher de todas as frentes UCCLA
  2. ^ "Morreu Carmen Pereira, combatente pela independência da Guiné-Bissau". Publico.pt. 2016-06-05. Archived from the original on 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2017-04-02.

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