Francisco Mendes

Francisco Mendes
Chico Mendes at his wedding party in Ziguinchor, Senegal (1973)
1st Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
In office
September 24, 1973 – July 7, 1978
PresidentLuís Cabral
Succeeded byConstantino Teixeira
Personal details
Born(1939-02-07)7 February 1939
Enxude, Portuguese Guinea
(present-day Guinea-Bissau)
Died7 July 1978(1978-07-07) (aged 39)
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
PartyAfrican Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde
OccupationPolitician
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Francisco Mendes, popularly known by his nom de guerre as Chico Té (February 7, 1939 – July 7, 1978), was a Bissau-Guinean politician and revolutionary. He was the country's first Prime Minister and held that position from September 24, 1973, until he died in a suspicious car accident on July 7, 1978.