Presidential elections were held in Guinea-Bissau on 18 March 2012 following the death of PresidentMalam 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.