Francisco Mendes

Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau

7 February 1939 Enxude, Guinea-Bissau

7 July 1978(1978-07-07) (39)

September 24, 1973 – July 7, 1978

Chico Mendes' marriage party in Ziguinchor, Senegal with Luís Cabral to the right of the cake, 1973 Francisco Mendes, nom de guerre Chico Té (February 7, 1939, in Enxude, Guinea-Bissau – July 7, 1978), was a Bissau-Guinean politician. He was the country's first Prime Minister and held that position from September 24, 1973 until his fatal car accident under suspicious circumstances on July 7, 1978.