2022 in Guinea-Bissau From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2022 Timeline of Guinea-Bissauan history ← 2021 2020 2019 2022 in Guinea-Bissau → 2023 2024 2025 Decades: 2000s 2010s 2020s See also: Other events of 2022 Timeline of Guinea-Bissauan history Events in the year 2022 in Guinea-Bissau. President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló Prime Minister: Nuno Gomes Nabiam Events Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau 1 February 2022 : A coup d'état to oust Embaló was attempted on 1 February 2022.[1][2][3] He said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."[4] Deaths 1 February 2022 : References ↑ "Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital". the Guardian. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022. ↑ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022. ↑ "Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'". France 24. 2022-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-01. vte Years in Guinea-Bissau Pre-1973 1970s 1980s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 vte2022 in AfricaSovereign states Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe States with limitedrecognition Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland Dependencies, coloniesand other territories Ascension Island Mayotte Réunion Saint Helena Tristan da Cunha Western Sahara Related Articles