Guinea-Bissau Coup d'État

Date: April 12, 2012 • Location: Quinhámel, Guinea-Bissau

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 2012.

The Guinea-Bissau military seized control in a coup amid a presidential election, later handing power to a transitional administration under Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo.

On 12 April 2012, a coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau was staged by elements of the armed forces about two weeks before the second round of a presidential election between Carlos Gomes Júnior and Kumba Ialá. The coup started in the evening with military personnel and equipment making its way onto the streets, followed by the state-owned media being taken off-air.