17 moments

1. Birth in Bissau

   1939-04-27 · Bissau, Portuguese Guinea

   Vieira was born in Bissau, then part of Portuguese Guinea. Coordinates represent central Bissau; the specific birth site is not identified.

2. Guerrilla deployment near Catió

   1961-01-01 · Catió, Tombali Region, Portuguese Guinea

   After training in China, Vieira and his men infiltrated the forest zone near Catió to prepare armed resistance to Portuguese colonial rule. The evidence places him in forest country near Catió; coordinates represent Catió.

3. Military training in Nanjing

   1961-01-01 · Nanjing Military Academy, Nanjing, China

   As an early PAIGC militant, Vieira was among the cadres received in the People’s Republic of China for military training at the Nanjing Military Academy. Only the year is supplied. Coordinates represent Nanjing because the archival description identifies the Nanjing Military Academy but not its exact historic campus.

4. Movement to Boké Region

   1962-01-31 · Boké, Guinea

   A PAIGC declaration informed Guinean authorities of Vieira’s movement, with Domingos Ramos, to the Boké Region. The archival description documents travel to the Boké Region; coordinates represent Boké town.

5. PAIGC Higher Council meeting

   1971-08-01 · Boké, Guinea

   Vieira arrived in Boké with other PAIGC leaders for a meeting of the Conselho Superior da Luta. The archival record supplies month-level precision only.

6. PAIGC Second Congress

   1973-07-01 · Eastern Front, Portuguese Guinea

   Vieira attended the PAIGC’s Second Congress on the Eastern Front during the final phase of the independence war. The archive identifies only the Eastern Front, not a precise congress venue; coordinates are a representative point in the eastern theatre.

7. Independence-proclamation assembly

   1973-09-23 · Madina do Boé, Guinea-Bissau

   As president of the National People’s Assembly, Vieira delivered a speech at the inaugural legislative session associated with the proclamation of the State of Guinea-Bissau. The archival entry dates the document 23 September 1973; the wider independence proclamation occurred during the 23–24 September assembly.

8. First independence-anniversary ceremony

   1974-09-24 · Madina do Boé, Guinea-Bissau

   Vieira was present at the first-anniversary commemoration of Guinea-Bissau’s independence in Madina do Boé.

9. 1980 coup in Bissau

   1980-11-14 · Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

   

   Vieira led the bloodless military coup in Bissau that removed President Luís Cabral and brought Vieira to power. The linked event article identifies Bissau as the coup location; coordinates represent central Bissau.

10. State visit to Brazil

    1997-01-10 · Supreme Federal Court, Brasília, Brazil

    Vieira visited Brasília as president of Guinea-Bissau and participated in a formal session recorded by Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court.

11. Refuge at Portuguese Embassy

    1999-05-01 · Embassy of Portugal, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

    After his overthrow, Vieira took refuge at the Portuguese Embassy in Bissau while arrangements for his departure were contested. The source establishes refuge after 7 May but does not provide an exact arrival day; date is recorded at month precision.

12. Exile residence near Porto

    1999-06-01 · Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal

    Vieira arrived in Porto during his exile and went to his residence in Vila Nova de Gaia with his family. The report was published 12 June 1999 and describes arrival the previous morning; month precision is retained because the passage does not state the calendar day directly.

13. Departure for Banjul

    1999-06-06 · Banjul, The Gambia

    Vieira left Guinea-Bissau for Banjul, beginning the journey that led to his Portuguese exile. Coordinates represent Banjul; the source records travel to the city but does not specify the arrival site.

14. Return from exile

    2005-04-07 · Main football stadium, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau

    Vieira returned from Portugal to Bissau, arriving by helicopter at the city’s main football stadium before a large crowd of supporters. The source does not name the stadium; coordinates represent central Bissau.

15. Flame of Peace ceremony

    2007-07-31 · Stade de la Paix, Bouaké, Côte d’Ivoire

    

    Vieira attended the inaugural Flame of Peace ceremony, an event marking the end of Côte d’Ivoire’s First Civil War. Coordinates represent the Stade de la Paix area in Bouaké.

16. United Nations General Assembly address

    2007-09-27 · United Nations General Assembly Hall, New York City, United States

    Vieira addressed the United Nations General Assembly as president of Guinea-Bissau during its sixty-second session.

17. Official visit to Cuba

    2007-10-01 · Palace of the Revolution, Havana, Cuba

    Vieira made a four-day official visit to Cuba and held talks with Raúl Castro at the Palace of the Revolution in Havana. The report is dated 2 October 2007 and identifies arrival as Sunday, but its publication framing does not support a fully certain calendar-date field; month precision is used.