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Major Baciro Dabó (12 March 1958 – 5 June 2009)〔 was a Guinea-Bissauan politician. Considered to have been a close ally of President João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, he served as Minister of Territorial Administration and was standing as a candidate in the June 2009 presidential election when he was killed by security forces, allegedly because he was involved in a coup plot. ==Life and career== Dabó had been a singer and a journalist before entering politics.〔 As head of President Kumba Yala's personal security,〔"Guinea-Bissau: President dismisses security chief", Pana (nl.newsbank.com), 1 March 2001.〕 he announced in February 2001 that a plot to kill Yala upon his return from medical treatment in Portugal and "foment an ethno-religious war" had been foiled and that the plotters had been arrested.〔("World IN BRIEF / GUINEA-BISSAU; Assassination Plot Foiled, Official Says" ), ''Los Angeles Times'', 23 February 2001, page A6.〕 Soon afterwards, Yala dismissed Dabó from his post on 27 February 2001 without explanation.〔 As of 2002, Dabó was an official at the Ministry of the Interior.〔("GUINEA-BISSAU: Detained journalist freed" ), IRIN, 20 June 2002.〕 Dabó was a senior member of the governing African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) and a close ally of President Vieira.〔Alberto Dabó, ("Guinea-Bissau's new government named" ), Reuters (''IOL''), 17 April 2009.〕 He was appointed as Secretary of State for Public Order on 9 November 2005, serving in that position until Mamadu Saico Djalo was appointed to replace him on 28 July 2006;〔(List of governments of Guinea-Bissau ), IZF.net .〕 subsequently he was appointed as Vieira's Information Adviser in late November 2006.〔〔("Presidente bissau-guineense nomeia novo ministro Interior" ), Panapress, 28 November 2006 .〕〔, presse-francophonie.org (2007 archive page) .〕 When a three-party coalition government hostile to Vieira was appointed in mid-April 2007, Dabó was included in the government as Minister of Internal Administration;〔〔 he was the only minister in the government who was considered a close ally of Vieira.〔 Vieira dismissed him from that post in October 2007; some suggested that he was dismissed due to pressure from opposition leaders and military officials.〔"Guinea-Bissau interior minister replaced", Radio France Internationale (nl.newsbank.com), 17 October 2007.〕 Following the November 2008 parliamentary election, Dabó regained a position in the government as Minister of Territorial Administration on 7 January 2009.〔 Dabó was reportedly known for having a "flamboyant lifestyle", and rumors suggested that he was involved in the drug trade, which is pervasive in Guinea-Bissau.〔("Guinea-Bissau candidates keep it low-key after killings" ), AFP, 10 June 2009.〕 Vieira was assassinated by members of the armed forces on 2 March 2009; the soldiers killed him in retaliation for an explosion which killed Chief of Staff Batista Tagme Na Wai.〔〔 There had been a long and violent feud between Vieira and Na Wai.〔 No one was prosecuted for the killing and a presidential election was scheduled for 28 June to select a new president.〔 Dabó resigned from PAIGC and as a minister in mid-May 2009 to put himself forward as an independent candidate and became one of 13 candidates contesting the election.〔〔 Election campaigning was due to open on 6 June. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baciro Dabó」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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