Kumba Ialá , also spelled Yalá ( 15 March 1953 -- 4 April 2014 ) , 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 .
Kumba Ialá , also spelled Yalá ( 15 March 1953 -- 4 April 2014 ) was a Bissau-Guinean politician . He was the President of Guinea-Bissau from 17 February 2000 until 14 September 2003 .