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Guinea (04/07) (4902 words) |
 | Guinea is a constitutional republic in which effective power is concentrated in a strong presidency. |
| The president governs Guinea with the assistance of an appointed council of civilian ministers typically led by a prime minister. |
| Guinea reestablished relations with France and Germany in 1975, and with neighboring CĂ´te d'Ivoire and Senegal in 1978. |
| History of Guinea-Bissau (940 words) |
| The rivers of Guinea and the islands of Cape Verde were among the first areas in Africa explored by the Portuguese in the 15th century. |
| In 1630, a "captaincy-general" of Portuguese Guinea was established to administer the territory. |
| President Yala neither vetoed nor promulgated the new constitution that was approved by the National Assembly in April 2001. |
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