Joao Bernardo Vieira Assassinated (Photo: Wikipedia/Roosewelt Pinheiro)
Joao Bernardo Vieira, President of West African country Guinea-Bissau was assassinated on March 2, 2008. Bernardo Vieira was shot dead at his presidential palace by renegade soldiers. His death came only one day after his arch rival, armed forces chief of staff Gen. Batiste Tagme na Waie was killed by a bomb blast. It’s not known if Joao Bernardo Vieira had a hand behind Batiste Tagme na Waie’s death, but apparently, Vieira was revenged by Waie’s followers. Link