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Mamadu Ture Kuruma

Mamadu Ture Kuruma

Military leader of Guinea-Bissau in 2012

Major General Mamadu Ture Kuruma (or N'Krumah; born 26 April 1947) is a Bissau-Guinean military vice-chief of staff and the leader of the Military Command that took power following a coup against acting president Raimundo Pereira and former prime minister and leading candidate for president Carlos Gomes Júnior. On 13 April, he promised to form a national unity government within days.[1] On 18 May 2012, the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution on the travel ban for members of the Military Command, including Kuruma.[2]

This name uses Portuguese naming customs: the first or maternal family name is Ture and the second or paternal family name is Kuruma.
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  1. [1]
    "Guinea-Bissau opposition vows to reach deal with junta". Radio Netherlands Worldwide Africa. Algemeen Nederlands Persbureau and Agence France-Presse. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. [2]
    "Security Council Imposes Travel Ban on Five Leaders of Coup in Guinea-Bissau, Demands Immediate Steps to Restore Constitutional Order". Security Council. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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