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Guinea-Bissauan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolves the National People's Assembly, citing an attempted coup d'état.
2023-12-4

Geraldo Martins is appointed as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau.
2023-08-8

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

A coup attempt is made in Guinea-Bissau. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló says that "many" members of the security forces have been killed in a "failed attack against democracy" as both the African Union and ECOWAS condemn the attempted coup.
2022-02-1

Former Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embaló is declared the winner of the country's presidential elections. However, his direct rival Domingos Simões Pereira says he will challenge the results in court.
2020-01-1

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

Under pressure of sanctions by ECOWAS, newly appointed Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Faustino Imbali resigns.
2019-11-8

President José Mário Vaz appoints Artur Silva as Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau, succeeding Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who resigned on January 16th.
2018-01-31

President Malam Bacai Sanhá of Guinea-Bissau dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris.
2012-01-9