2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état

When

12 Apr 2012

Kind

Coup

Coordinates

11.86° N, 15.59° W

Description

coup d'état

Military overthrow of interim President Raimundo Pereira

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.

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