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Balante

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Balante 

Bulanda, or Brassa (self-designation, Belante), a people living primarily in Guinea (Bissau). The Balante, together with the linguistically related tribes of the Mandyako, Pepel, Burama, Biafada, and others, number about 400,000 persons in Guinea (Bissau), with about 40,000 more living on the Ilhas do Cabo Verde and about 5,000 in Senegal (1967 estimate). The Balante language belongs to the Atlantic (north Bantoid) group. The Balante raise crops (chiefly rice) and fish along the coasts. The majority of Balante adhere to traditional beliefs, although some are Muslims.
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Kumba Yala, who was overthrown as president in a 2003 coup, is a former philosophy professor who has the backing of the biggest tribe, the Balante.
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Quant aux Bissagots, ils etaient redoutes par les maitres, les femmes comme les hommes; altiers, ils supportaient mal l'esclavage, comme les Balantes, les Diolas et les Nalous.
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