About Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas'
Born 1942. Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas' is a military personnel and politician.
Colonel Manuel dos Santos, also known as 'Comandante Manecas', is a Bissau-Guinean politician from PAIGC.
He was born as Manuel Maria Monteiro Santos in São Vicente, Cape Verde, on 30 October 1942. He was recruited in 1957 as a member of PAIGC.
In the independent Guinea-Bissau, Manecas served in different governmental positions including minister of transport and tourism in 1978 and minister of information and telecommunication, minister of social infrastructure, minister of the economy and finance, and minister of natural resources and industry. to June 1989. He was the minister of finance from 1990 until 1991 or 1992.
After the 2005 re-election of João Bernardo Vieira as president, Manecas resumed his business activities. In March 2011, he was appointment as ambassador to Angola. After the 2012 coup d'état, Manecas was appointed as ambassador to the United Nations.
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Who is Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas'?
bissau-Guinean politician
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Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas' was born on 30 October 1942.
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Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas' is a military personnel and politician.
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Manuel dos Santos 'Manecas''s recorded nationality: Guinea-Bissau.
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