João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira was elected in 2005 as President of Guinea-Bissau as an independent, being declared winner of the second round by the CNE (Comité Nacional de Eleições). Vieira returned to power in 2005 six years after being ousted from office during a civil war. Previously, he held power for 19 years after taking power in 1980 in a bloodless coup. In that action, he toppled the government of Luís Cabral. COUNT 5
QSN1 Who was elected as President in 2005? ANS1 João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira QSN2 What body made the declaration of who won the presidency? ANS2 CNE (Comité Nacional de Eleições) QSN3 How long was it since Vieira had held the office of president? ANS3 six years QSN4 What year did Vieira first assume power? ANS4 1980 QSN5 Whose government did Vieira topple in 1980? ANS5 Luís Cabral