Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau

Peter Karibe Mendy, Richard A. Lobban, Jr.

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN: 9780810880276
• Edition: 4
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

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.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Editor’s Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chronology
• Introduction
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• Y
• Z
• Appendix A: Governors of Portuguese Guinea, 1879–1974
• Appendix B: Heads of State, 1973–2012
• Appendix C: Prime Ministers, 1973–2012
• Appendix D: The First Government of Guinea-Bissau, 24 September 1973
• Appendix E: The Conselho da Revolução (Council of the Revolution), 14 November 1980
• Appendix F: The First Multiparty System Government, 26 October 1994
• Appendix G: Agreement between the Government of Guinea-Bissau and the Self-Proclaimed Military Junta, 1 November 1998
• Appendix H: The Government of National Unity, 3 December 1998
• Appendix I: UN Security Council Resolution 2048, 18 May 2012: The Travel Ban List
• Appendix J: The Postcoup Government of Transition, 23 May 2012
• Appendix K: Ethnolinguistic Groups of Guinea-Bissau
• Bibliography
• About the Authors