Guinea-Bissau Civil War

Guinea-Bissau Civil War

An abandoned T-55 from the civil war in Bissau, 2003
Date7 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
Guinea-Bissau João Bernardo Vieira
Senegal Abdou Diouf
Guinea Lansana Conté		 Guinea-Bissau 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]

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  2. ^ Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen
  3. ^ a b Olarinmoye, Omobolaji (1 January 1970). "Civil War in Guinea-Bissau: June 1998- May 1999. | Omobolaji Olarinmoye". Global South Sephis E-Magazine, Vol.1, No.3. Retrieved 17 April 2017 – via Academia.edu.
  4. ^ Pike, John. "Corpo de Fuzileiros / Marine Corps". GlobalSecurity.org. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ Minahan (2002), p. 400.
  6. ^ "AfricanCrisis". AfricanCrisis. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  7. ^ Uppsala Conflict Data Program Conflict Encyclopedia, Guinea Bissau: government, Fatality estimate: low, http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=68&regionSelect=2-Southern_Africa# Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ a b c d Uppsala Conflict Data Program Conflict Encyclopedia, Guinea Bissau: government, in depth, Negotiations, Veira's surrender and the end of the conflict, viewed 12 July 2013, http://www.ucdp.uu.se/gpdatabase/gpcountry.php?id=68&regionSelect=2-Southern_Africa# Archived 31 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "Conflict Transformation, Guinea-Bassau, The Military Crisis in Guinea-Bassau, Terhi Lehtinen" (PDF). Conflicttransform.net. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2014.