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A humanitarian aid flotilla headed for Gaza was halted in Turkey after Guinea-Bissau withdrew its flag from two out of three vessels.
2024-04-27

Guinea-Bissau President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that gunmen tried to kill him and his entire cabinet at the government palace yesterday during the coup d'état attempt. The heavy gunfire, which lasted for five hours, resulted in the deaths of at least four attackers and two guards. The attackers are said to be "linked to drug trafficking in the country".
2022-02-2

The latest presidential election in Guinea-Bissau has to go into a second round on December 29 as no candidate managed to win more than 50% of the votes during the first round. The second round will be a run-off between Domingos Simões Pereira and Umaro Sissoco Embaló while incumbent president José Mário Vaz was eliminated from the race.
2019-11-27

Former navy chief of Guinea-Bissau and suspected drug kingpin, Bubo Na Tchuto, is arrested in a United States-led sting operation off the coast of West Africa.
2013-04-4

The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.
2012-04-20

Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.
2012-04-17

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.
2012-04-16

The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
2012-04-13

Agence France-Presse reports that the military of Guinea-Bissau have staged a coup against the civilian government.
2012-04-12

The European Union announces it will end its mission to reform security forces in Guinea-Bissau due to the deteriorating situation in the country.
2010-08-2