2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt

2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt

Map of Guinea-Bissau
Date1 February 2022 (2022-02-01)
Location
Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
Result

Coup d'état failed

Belligerents
Government of Guinea-Bissau Unknown
Commanders and leaders
Umaro Sissoco Embaló Unknown
Casualties and losses
2+ guards killed 4+ attackers killed

A failed coup d'état happened in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022.[1][2] Gunfire was heard coming from the government house in Bissau.[3]

A few hours later, president Umaro Sissoco Embalo said the coup over, he said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy."[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Fears of Guinea-Bissau coup attempt amid gunfire in capital". the Guardian. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Heavy gunfire heard near presidential palace in Guinea-Bissau". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gunfire near government house in Guinea-Bissau". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  4. ↑ "Guinea-Bissau president says 'many' dead after 'failed attack against democracy'". France 24. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.