Kumba Ialá
Former President of Guinea-Bissau
Kumba Ialá Embaló, also spelled Yalá, was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was president from 17 February 2000 until he was deposed in a bloodless military coup on 14 September 2003. He belonged to the Balanta ethnic group and was President of the... Wikipedia
Born: March 15, 1953, Bula, Guinea-Bissau
Died: April 4, 2014 (age 61 years), Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Previous office: President of Guinea-Bissau (2000–2003)
Full name: Kumba Ialá Embaló
Education: Catholic University of Portugal
Organization founded: Party for Social Renewal
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