Mamadu Iaia Djaló (c. 1962 – 20 December 2021) was a Guinea-Bissau politician, and the founder and leader of the New Democracy Party.
Mamadu Iaia Djaló | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Commerce and Industry | |
| In office 2019–2021 | |
| Minister of Justice and Human Rights | |
| In office 2018–2019 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Sanha |
| Succeeded by | Ruth Monteiro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1962[1] Guinea, Portugal |
| Died | 20 December 2021 Dakar, Senegal |
Political career
editRunning as an independent presidential candidate in the 2005 presidential election, Djaló finished sixth out of thirteen presidential candidates, receiving 1.59% of the vote.[2] In 2007, he founded the New Democracy Party, and contested the 2009 presidential elections, in which he finished fourth out of eleven candidates, with 3.11% of the vote. He did not contest the 2012 presidential elections, but in 2014 general elections he finished fifth out of thirteen with 4.56% of the vote and his party won one seat in parliament.[3][4]
In April 2018 he was appointed Minister of Justice and Human Rights.[5] In a cabinet reshuffle in July 2019, he was appointed Minister of Commerce and Industry.[6]
He contested the 2019 presidential elections,[7] finishing eighth out of twelve candidates with 0.5% of the vote.
Personal life and death
editAfter falling ill in Lomé, Togo, Djaló was transferred to Dakar, Senegal, where he died on 20 December 2021.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Index Di-Do".
- ^ Elections in Guinea-Bissau, African Elections Database.
- ^ Seats by party Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine CNE
- ^ Voting for candidates for President Archived 2015-09-23 at the Wayback Machine CNE
- ^ Presidente da Guiné-Bissau nomeia novo Governo Publico, 25 April 2018
- ^ Guinea-Bissau names gender-par cabinet after Ethiopia, South Africa Africa News, 5 July 2019
- ^ Deutsche Welle (www.dw.com) (2019-11-02). "Quem são os candidatos às presidenciais na Guiné-Bissau? | DW | 02.11.2019". DW.COM. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
- ^ "Décès de Mamadu Iaia Djaló, ministre de la Justice et des Droits de l'homme de Guinée-Bissau". VOA Afrique. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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