Soares Sambu

Soares Sambu is a politician in Guinea-Bissau. He was Minister of External Affairs from May 2004 to November 2005 and has been Minister of Natural Resources since April 2007.

Sambu was the Vice-President of the National People's Assembly when it was dissolved in November 2002. [http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=41045&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=GUINEA-BISSAU "Young technocrats prominent in new elected government"] , IRIN, May 13, 2004.] He was the campaign manager for the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) during the March 2004 parliamentary election, [ [http://www.guine-bissau.com/portal.aspx?link=public/viewnews.ascx&menuindex=0&newsid=1094 "Novo Governo: um misto de surpresas"] , Guine-Bissau.com, May 13, 2004 pt icon.] in which PAIGC won a plurality of seats; following the election, he became Minister of External Affairs on May 12 2004, as part of the government of the new Prime Minister, Carlos Gomes Júnior. ["May 2004 - GUINEA-BISSAUI", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 50, May, 2004 Guinea, Page 45988.] Carlos Gomes's government was dismissed in November 2005, and Sambu was replaced as Foreign Minister.

In the government of Prime Minister Martinho Ndafa Kabi, named on April 17 2007, Soares was appointed Minister of Natural Resources. [ [http://www.jeuneafrique.com/pays/guinee-bissau/article_depeche.asp?art_cle=AFP25047formatnemen0 "Composition du nouveau gouvernement"] , AFP (Jeuneafrique.com), April 17, 2007 fr icon.]

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