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G.Bissau president appoints Aristide Gomes as PM, ending deadlock

In this file photo taken on November 13, 2008, former Guinea Bissau Prime Minister Aristide Gomes, leader of a new party campaigning for legislative elections, speaks to journalists at his party's headquarters in Bissau. PHOTO | GEORGES GOBET | AFP

By  AFP

What you need to know:

  • President Vaz had so far refused to name his estranged deputy Domingos Simoes Pereira prime minister in the tiny West African country.
  • The ruling African Party for the Independence of Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) then proposed Gomes as its candidate for premier.
  • Mr Vaz's five-year rule as President ends on Sunday.

BISSAU,

Guinea-Bissau President Jose Mario Vaz on Saturday appointed Aristide Gomes as prime minister, ending a political deadlock that dragged on since legislative elections in May.

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