Adelino Mano Quetá Explained

Adelino Mano Quetá (1943 or 1944–2014) was a Guinea-Bissauan politician and diplomat. Quetá ran as an independent in the 2005 Guinea-Bissau presidential election, where he finished ninth in a field of thirteen candidates. He was appointed foreign minister in 2009, replacing Adiato Diallo Nandigna.

Career

Quetá was Attorney General of Guinea-Bissau in 1985. From 1997 to 1998, he was the ambassador to Morocco, Italy, Spain and Taiwan. From 1999 to 2000, he was ambassador to Portugal. In the run-up to the 2005 presidential election, Quetá was diplomatic advisor to interim President Henrique Rosa and lecturer at Amílcar Cabral University in Bissau.[1]

He died in June 14, 2014, in Bissau.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.eueomgbissau.org/2005/Political_Background.htm European Union Mission to Guinea Bissau
  2. Web site: Morreu Adelino Mano Quetá, antigo ministro Negócios Estrangeiros da Guiné-Bissau . Jornal de Notícias . Portuguese . January 2, 2020.