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Orlando Viegas

Politician

Orlando Viegas is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Orlando Mendes VIEGAS · Orlando Viegas				[sources]
Other name	Orlando Mendes Viegas				[sources]
Birth date	1960-06-26				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Guinea-Bissau				[sources]
Citizenship	Guinea-Bissau				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q96035191				[sources]
Position	Minister of Commerce · Minister of Fisheries (2022-2023) · Minister of Natural Resources (2021-2022)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-09-22	Last processed	2025-09-22	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Guinea-Bissau politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Minister of Fisheries	2022-06-09	2023-08-01
Minister of Natural Resources	2021-04-26

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,790

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US CIA World Leaders11,021

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,110

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Source data IDs: us-cia-guinea-bissau-orlando-viegas-minister-of-natural-resources-and-energy · us-cia-guinea-bissau-orlando-mendes-viegas-minister-of-commerce · us-cia-guinea-bissau-orlando-mendes-viegas-minister-of-commerce-industry

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