Raimundo Pereira, Guinea-Bissau's former parliament speaker who is now the interim president, is required to call elections within two months. (By Rebecca Blackwell -- Associated Press)Interim Leader Takes Over in Guinea-Bissau -- Washington Post
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau, March 3 -- The speaker of Guinea-Bissau's parliament took the oath of office as president Tuesday, a day after the man who ruled this tiny, coup-prone West African nation for 22 years was gunned down in front of his wife inside their villa.
Lawmakers stood to observe a moment of silence for President João Bernardo Vieira, 69, and his longtime rival, Gen. Batiste Tagmé na Waié, the head of the armed forces.
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Murdered GBissau general found 200 kilos of cocaine: officer -- AFP
Guinea-Bissau president beaten before assassination -- The Telegraph
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