Baciro Dabó
| Baciro Dabó | |
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| Minister of Territorial Administration of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau | |
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In office 7 January 2009 – May 2009 |
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| Born | 12 March 1958 |
| Died | 5 June 2009 (aged 51) |
| Political party | African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) |
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.
Dabó had been a singer and a journalist before entering politics. As head of President Kumba Yala's personal security, 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. 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.
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. 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; subsequently he was appointed as Vieira's Information Adviser in late November 2006.
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. 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.
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