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2012 in Guinea Bissau

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See also:
  
Other events of 2012Timeline of Guinea-Bissauan history

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Guinea-Bissau.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President:
  • until 9 January: Malam Bacai Sanhá
  • 9 January-12 April: Adiato Djaló Nandigna (acting)
  • 12 April-11 May: Mamadu Ture Kuruma
  • starting 11 May: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
  • Prime Minister:
  • until 10 February: Carlos Gomes Júnior
  • 10 February-12 April: Adiato Djaló Nandigna
  • 12 April-16 May: vacant
  • starting 16 May: Rui Duarte de Barros

    • January

  • January 9 - President Malam Bacai Sanhá dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris.

    • March

  • March 18 - Voters in Guinea-Bissau go to the polls for a presidential election following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá in January.

    • April

  • April 13 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
  • April 16 - Military leaders and a group of political parties in Guinea-Bissau announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after the recent coup; the acting president and prime minister remain in detention.
  • April 17 - Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.
  • April 20 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.

    • October

  • October 21 - A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people.

    • References

    2012 in Guinea-Bissau Wikipedia
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