Guinea-Bissau Civil War

Guinea-Bissau Civil War
An abandoned T-55 from the civil war in Bissau, 2003
Date 7 June 1998 – 10 May 1999 Location Guinea-Bissau Result Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira
Belligerents
Guinea-Bissau  Senegal[1]  Guinea[2] Supported by:  France[3]  Portugal[4]	Military rebels MFDC[5] Supported by:  United States[3][6]
Commanders and leaders
João Bernardo Vieira Abdou Diouf Lansana Conté	Ansumane Mané
Strength
Government: Unknown Senegal: 1,300 Guinea: 400	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Total: At least 655 killed in fighting,[7] 350,000 displaced.

The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané.^[8] Government forces, backed by neighbouring states, clashed with the coup leaders who had quickly gained almost total control over the country's armed forces.^[8]

The conflict resulted in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands.^[8][9]

An eventual peace agreement in November 1998 provided for a national unity government and new elections in the next year. However, a subsequent and brief outbreak of fighting in May 1999 ended with the deposing of Vieira on 10 May 1999 when Vieira signed an unconditional surrender.^[8]