Guinea-Bissau Military Arrests PM, Seizes Power in Coup

April 13, 2012 from Al Jazeera English

Guinea Bissau's military says it has arrested the country's prime minister and leading presidential candidate Carlos Gomes Junior. The military says its decision to seize power was prompted by what it described as a secret military deal between Guinea Bissau's government and Angola.

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Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau, officially the Republic of Guinea-Bissau, is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west. It covers 36,125 km² with an estimated population of 1,600,000. Guinea-Bissau was... Explore this topic

Carlos Gomes Júnior

Carlos Domingos Gomes Júnior is a Guinea-Bissauan politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau from 10 May 2004 to 2 November 2005, and again from 25 December 2008 to 10 February 2012. He has been the President of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape... Explore this topic

Military of Guinea-Bissau

The Armed Forces of Guinea-Bissau consist of an Army, Navy, Air Force and paramilitary forces. A 2008 United Nations Development Programme census estimated that there were around 4,000 personnel in the Armed Forces. An earlier CIA World Fact Book figure was 9,250. The World Fa... Explore this topic

2012 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état

On 12 April 2012, following the first round of a presidential election, elements of the the armed forces staged a coup d'etat in Guinea-Bissau, just over two weeks before the second round between prime minister Carlos Gomes Júnior and Mohamed Ialá Embaló. The event follows mil... Explore this topic

Coup d'état

A coup d'état, also known as a coup, a putsch, or an overthrow, is the sudden deposition of a government, usually by a small group of the existing state establishment—typically the military—to depose the extant government and replace it with another body, civil or military. A ... Explore this topic

Guinea-Bissau presidential election, 2012

The first round of an early but aborted presidential election was held in Guinea-Bissau on 18 March 2012 following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá on 9 January. A run-off was set to be held on 29 April after being postponed by a week as announced by electoral commissi... Explore this topic

Angola

Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country in Southern Africa bordered by Namibia on the south, the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the north, and Zambia on the east; its west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean and Luanda is its capital city. The exclave province ... Explore this topic

ECOWAS

The Economic Community of West African States is a regional group of fifteen West African countries. Founded on 28 May 1975, with the signing of the Treaty of Lagos, its mission is to promote economic integration across the region. Considered one of the pillars of the African ... Explore this topic

Al Jazeera English

Al Jazeera English is an international 24-hour English-language news and current affairs TV channel headquartered in Doha, Qatar. It is the sister channel of the Arabic-language Al Jazeera. The station broadcasts news features and analysis, documentaries, live debates, current... Explore this topic

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