Henrique Rosa

Henrique Pereira Rosa (16 January 1946 – 15 May 2013) was a politician from Guinea-Bissau. He was interim President of Guinea-Bissau from 2003 to 2005. 

Rosa was born on 16 January 1946 in Bafatá, Guinea-Bissau.Henrique Rosa at asemana.publ.cv Rosa handed over power to Vieira on 1 October 2005.

Rosa stood as an independent candidate in the Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2009,"Guinea-Bissau candidates keep it low-key after killings" , AFP, 10 June 2009. finishing in third place.

On 15 May 2013, Rosa died at a hospital in Porto, in northern Portugal, after losing a nine month battle with lung cancer. He was 67 years old.

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Category:1946 births
Category:2013 deaths
Category:Deaths from lung cancer
Category:Presidents of Guinea-Bissau