Umaro Sissoco Embaló
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Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló is a Bissau-Guinean politician serving as the president of Guinea-Bissau since February 2020. He is a political scientist and military officer who previously served as prime minister between November 2016 and January 2018.
Embaló in 2021
Embaló with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, 1 January 2023
Embaló with Israeli President Isaac Herzog in Jerusalem, Israel, 3 March 2024
Embaló with Russian President Vladimir Putin before the Moscow Victory Day Parade in Moscow, Russia, 9 May 2024
Guinea-Bissau
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Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa that covers 36,125 square kilometres (13,948 sq mi) with an estimated population of 2,026,778. It borders Senegal to its north and Guinea to its southeast.
Portuguese Colonial War in Portuguese Guinea, 1968
Portuguese-held (green), disputed (yellow) and rebel-held areas (red) in Portuguese-Guinea and other colonies 1970
PAIGC forces raise the flag of Guinea-Bissau in 1974.
Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, 25 October 2022