Murdered by the president of Guinea-Bissau.

President of Guinea-Bissau Joao Bernardo Vieira (Joao Bernardo Vieira) early in the morning of March 2, was killed by rebel soldiers while trying to leave his residence, transfer agency AFP.

A few hours earlier as a result of the terrorist attack as a result of the bomb killed the chief of General Staff Tagme At Vaye (Tagme Na Waie). The military identified the main job of President Vieira assassination.

Reported that the president was killed by a group of soldiers close to Tagme On Vaye. According to the AFP, in recent weeks, relations between the president and the army is highly tensions that on Sunday, March 1, led to street clashes.

69-year-old Joao Bernardo Vieira, who is often referred to simply as "Nino", has held the post of the President of Guinea-Bissau, a total of almost 23 years. He came to power in 1980 by a military coup.

In 1989, he began to carry out reforms to liberalize the political system. In 1994, the first democratic elections, in which Nino was elected president.

He lost power in the civil war of 1998-1999 and was again elected president in 2005. In November 2008, the military has attempted a coup d'état, trying to kill Vieira at his residence, but when their attack was repelled.