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See also:	Other events of 2012 Timeline of Guinea-Bissauan history

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.^[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]