2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

2012 Guinea-Bissau presidential election

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Nominee Carlos Gomes Júnior Kumba Ialá
Party PAIGC PRS
Popular vote 154,797 73,842
Percentage 48.97% 23.36%

President before election

Raimundo Pereira
(Acting)
PAIGC

Chairman of the Military Command

Mamadu Ture Kuruma
(Interim)

Presidential elections were 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 commission chief Desejado Lima Dacosta.[1][2] However, after a military coup, the leading candidates were arrested and the election was cancelled. The junta's spokesman then announced plans to hold an election in two years, despite condemnation.[3] General elections were subsequently held in April 2014.

  1. ^ "Africa Review – Guinea Bissau presidential run off vote delayed to 29 April". Africareview.com. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference postpone was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Bissau government to review Angola Bauxite deal, calls it unfair". Reuters. 23 August 2012.

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