2012 in Guinea-Bissau
# 2012 in Guinea-Bissau

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Guinea-Bissau.

## 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.

### 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.

### April

* April 13 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
* 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.
* April 17 - Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.
* April 20 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.

### October

* October 21 - A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people.
