Historical country records
Guinea-Bissau historical timeline
Guinea-Bissau
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1614 | Cacheu a Portuguese colony subject to Cape Verde | Leaders |
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| 1753 | Bissau a Portuguese colony subject to Cape Verde | Leaders |
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| 1879 | Bissau and Cacheu united as Portuguese Guinea and separated from Cape Verde | Leaders |
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| 11 Jun 1951 | overseas province | Leaders |
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| 24 Sep 1973 | independence proclaimed (Republic of Guinea-Bissau) | Leaders |
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| 10 Sep 1974 | independence recognized | Leaders |
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Cacheu
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1800 - 180. | Manuel Pinto de Gouveia | Captains-major |
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| c.1802 - 1803 | José Joaquim de Sousa Torvão | Captains-major |
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| 1803 - 18.. | João António Pinto | Captains-major |
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| 1811 - 1814 | Joaquim José Rebelo de Figueiredo e Góis | Captains-major |
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| 1815 - 181. | João Cabral da Cunha Goodolfim | Captains-major |
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| 181. - 1819 | João Teles de Meneses Drumont | Captains-major |
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| 1820 - 1821 | José Correia de Barros | Captains-major |
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| 1821 - 182. | João de Araújo Gomes | Captains-major |
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| 1823 - c.1825 | João Cabral da Cunha Goodolfim | Captains-major |
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| 1826 - 18.. | António Tavares da Veiga Santos | Captains-major |
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| c.1835 - 183. | José António Ferreira | Captains-major |
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| 1838 - 18.. | Delfim José dos Santos | Captains-major |
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| 1842 - 1844 | António dos Santos Chaves | Captains-major |
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| 1844 - 1846 | José Xavier do Crato (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1846 - 1847 | Honório Barreto (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1847 - c.1849 | José Xavier do Crato (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1852 - 18.. | Honório Barreto (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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Bissau
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1799 - 180. | João das Noeves Leão | Captains-major |
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| 1803 - 180. | António Cardoso Faria | Captains-major |
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| 1805 - 1811 | Manuel Pinto de Gouveia | Captains-major |
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| 1811 - 18.. | António Cardoso Figueiredo | Captains-major |
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| c.1820 - c.1821 | João Higino Curvo Semedo | Captains-major |
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| 1822 - 182. | Joaquim António de Matos (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 182. - 1825 | Domingos Alves de Abreu Picaluga | Captains-major |
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| 1825 - 1827 | Joaquim António de Matos (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1827 - 18.. | Fancisco José Muacho | Captains-major |
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| c.1829 - 1830 | Caetano José Nozolini (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1830 - 183. | Joaquim António de Matos (3rd time) | Captains-major |
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| 183. - 1834 | Caetano José Nozolini (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1834 - 183. | Joaquim António de Matos (4th time) | Captains-major |
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| 1836 | José Eleutério Rocha Vieira | Captains-major |
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| 1836 - 1839 | Honório Barreto (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1839 - 1840 | José Gonçalves Barbosa (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1840 - 1841 | Honório Barreto (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1841 - 1842 | José Paulo Machado | Captains-major |
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| 1842 - 1843 | António Tavares da Veiga Santos | Captains-major |
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| 1843 - 1844 | José Maria Coelho | Captains-major |
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| 1844 - 1845 | Alois da Rôla Dziezaski (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1845 - 1847 | Joaquim de Azevedo Alpoim | Captains-major |
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| 1847 - 1848 | Carlos Maximiliano de Sousa | Captains-major |
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| 1848 - 1850 | Caetano José Nozolini (3rd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1851 - 185. | Alois da Rôla Dziezaski (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1852 | Libánio Evangelista dos Santos | Captains-major |
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| 1852 - 1853 | José Maria Lôbo de Ávila | Captains-major |
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| 1853 - 1854 | José Maria Correia da Silva | Captains-major |
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| 1854 | Pedro Henriques Romão Ferreira | Captains-major |
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| 1855 - 1858 | Honório Barreto (3rd time) | Captains-major |
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| 1858 | António Pereira Mousinho de Albuquerque Cota Falcão | Captains-major |
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| 1858 - 1859 | Honório Barreto (4th time) | Captains-major |
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| 1860 - 1862 | António Cândido Zagalo | Captains-major |
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| 1863 - 186. | Joaquim Alberto Marquês (1st time) | Captains-major |
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| 1867 - 1868 | Bernardo José Moreira | Captains-major |
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| 1868 - 1869 | Manuel Fortunato Meira | Captains-major |
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| 1869 - 1871 | Álvaro Teles Caldeira | Captains-major |
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| 1871 | José Xavier do Crato | Captains-major |
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| 1871 - 187. | Joaquim Alberto Marquês (2nd time) | Captains-major |
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| c.1877 - 1879 | António José Cabral Vieira | Captains-major |
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Portuguese Guinea and Guinea-Bissau
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
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| 1879 - 1881 | Agostinho Coelho | Governors |
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| 1881 - 1884 | Pedro Inácio de Gouveia (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1885 - 1886 | Francisco de Paula Gomes Barbosa | Governors |
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| 1886 - 1887 | José Eduardo de Brito | Governors |
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| 1887 | Eusebio Castelo do Valle | Governors |
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| 30 May 1887 - 4 Sep 1888 | Francisco Teixeira da Silva | Governors |
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| 1888 - 1890 | Joaquim da Graça Correia e Lança | Governors |
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| 1890 - 1891 | Augusto Rogério Gonçalves dos Santos | Governors |
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| 30 Apr 1891 - 1895 | Luís Augusto de Vasconcelos e Sá | Governors |
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| 1895 | Eduardo Oliveira | Governors |
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| 1895 - 1897 | Pedro Inácio de Gouveia (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1897 - 1898 | Álvaro Herculano da Cunha | Governors |
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| 1898 - 1899 | Albano Mendes de Magalhães Ramalho | Governors |
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| 1899 - 1900 | Álvaro Herculano da Cunha | Governors |
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| 1901 - 1903 | Joaquim Pedro Vieira Júdice Biker | Governors |
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| 1903 - 1904 | Alfredo Cardoso Soveral Martins | Governors |
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| 1904 | João Mateus Lapa Valente (acting) | Governors |
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| 1904 - 1906 | Carlos de Almeida Pessanha | Governors |
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| 1906 - 1909 | João Augusto de Oliveira Muzanty | Governors |
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| 1909 - 1910 | Francelino Pimentel | Governors |
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| 23 Oct 1910 - Aug 1913 | Carlos de Almeida Pereira | Governors |
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| 1913 - 1914 | José António de Andrade Sequeira | Governors |
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| 1914 - 1915 | José de Oliveira Duque (1st time) | Governors |
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| 1915 - 1917 | José António de Andrade Sequeira | Governors |
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| 1917 | Manuel Maria Coelho | Governors |
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| 1917 - 1919 | Carlos Ivo de Sá Ferreira | Governors |
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| 1919 | José de Oliveira Duque (2nd time) | Governors |
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| 1919 | José Luis Teixeira Marinho | Governors |
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| 1919 - 1920 | Henrique Alberto de Sousa Guerra | Governors |
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| 1921 - 1926 | Jorge Frederico Vélez Caroco | Governors |
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| 1927 - 1931 | António Leite de Magalhães | Governors |
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| 1931 - 1932 | João José Soares Zilhão | Governors |
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| 1932 - 1940 | Luís António de Carvalho Viegas | Governors |
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| 1941 - 1945 | Ricardo Vaz Monteiro | Governors |
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| 15 Mar 1945 - 20 Jan 1949 | Manuel Maria Sarmento Rodrigues | Governors |
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| 1951 - 1953 | Raimundo António Rodrigues Serrão | Governors |
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| 1954 - 1956 | Diogo António José Leite Pereira de Melo e Alvim | Governors |
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| 1957 - 1958 | Álvaro Rodrigues da Silva Tavares | Governors |
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| 1959 - 1962 | António Augusto Peixoto Correia | Governors |
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| 1962 - 1964 | Vasco António Martínez Rodrigues | Governors |
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| 1964 - 1968 | Arnaldo Schulz | Governors |
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| 20 May 1968 - 1 Sep 1973 | António de Spínola | Governors |
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| 1 Sep 1973 - 27 Apr 1974 | José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues | Governors |
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| 27 Apr 1974 - 2 May 1974 | Mateus da Silva | Governors |
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| 2 May 1974 - May 1974 | San Gouveia | Governors |
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| May 1974 - 10 Sep 1974 | Carlos Fabião | Governors |
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| 24 Sep 1973 - 14 Nov 1980 | Luís de Almeida Cabral | Presidents |
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| 14 Nov 1980 - 14 May 1984 | João Bernardo Vieira (1st time) | Presidents |
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| 14 May 1984 - 16 May 1984 | Carmen Pereira (f) | Presidents |
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| 16 May 1984 - 7 May 1999 | João Bernardo Vieira (2nd time) | Presidents |
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| 7 May 1999 - 14 May 1999 | Ansumane Mané | Presidents |
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| 14 May 1999 - 17 Feb 2000 | Malam Bacai Sanhá (acting) | Presidents |
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| 17 Feb 2000 - 14 Sep 2003 | Kumba Ialá | Presidents |
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| 14 Sep 2003 - 28 Sep 2003 | Veríssimo Correia Seabra (interim) | Presidents |
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| 28 Sep 2003 - 1 Oct 2005 | Henrique Rosa (interim) | Presidents |
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| 1 Oct 2005 - | João Bernardo Vieira (3rd time) | Presidents |
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| 24 Sep 1973 - 7 Jul 1978 | Francisco Mendes | Prime ministers |
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| 7 Jul 1978 - 28 Sep 1978 | Constantino Teixeira | Prime ministers |
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| 28 Sep 1978 - 14 Nov 1980 | João Bernardo Vieira | Prime ministers |
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| 14 May 1982 - 10 Mar 1984 | Victor Saúde Maria | Prime ministers |
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| 27 Dec 1991 - 26 Oct 1994 | Carlos Correia (1st time) | Prime ministers |
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| 26 Oct 1994 - 6 Jun 1997 | Manuel Saturnino da Costa | Prime ministers |
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| 6 Jun 1997 - 3 Dec 1998 | Carlos Correia (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
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| 3 Dec 1998 - 19 Feb 2000 | Francisco Fadul | Prime ministers |
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| 19 Feb 2000 - 19 Mar 2001 | Caetano N'Tchama | Prime ministers |
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| 21 Mar 2001 - 9 Dec 2001 | Faustino Imbali | Prime ministers |
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| 9 Dec 2001 - 17 Nov 2002 | Alamara Nhassé | Prime ministers |
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| 17 Nov 2002 - 14 Sep 2003 | Mário Pires | Prime ministers |
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| 28 Sep 2003 - 10 May 2004 | Artur Sanhá | Prime ministers |
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| 10 May 2004 - 2 Nov 2005 | Carlos Gomes Júnior | Prime ministers |
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| 2 Nov 2005 - 13 Apr 2007 | Aristides Gomes | Prime ministers |
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| 13 Apr 2007 - | Martinho Ndafa Cabi | Prime ministers |
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