2012 in Guinea-Bissau
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The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Guinea-Bissau.
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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
Events
January
- January 9 - President Malam Bacai Sanhá dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris.[1]
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.[2]
April
- April 13 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.[3]
- 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.[4]
- April 17 - Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.[5]
- April 20 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.[6]
October
- October 21 - A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people.[7]