2023 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau-related events during 2023
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Events in the year 2023 in Guinea-Bissau.
Incumbents
- President: Umaro Sissoco Embaló
- Prime Minister:
- Nuno Gomes Nabiam (until 8 August)
- Geraldo Martins (8 August - 20 December)
- Rui Duarte de Barros (20 December onwards)
Events
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea-Bissau
- 4 June - 2023 Guinea-Bissau legislative election[1][2]
- 8 July - Geraldo Martins is appointed as the prime minister of Guinea-Bissau.[3]
- 18 October - Guinea-Bissau's capital Bissau experiences a major blackout after Turkish energy firm Karpowership cuts the supply of electricity to the city over an unpaid bill of at least $15m. The Guinea-Bissauan government says the outstanding amount will be paid within 15 days.[4]
- 30 November-1 December - Clashes break out in Bissau between government forces and units of the National Guard who had released two ministers accused of corruption from detention. The clashes end with the arrest of National Guard commander Colonel Victor Tchongo and the recapture of the two ministers. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló calls the events as an attempted coup.[5]
- 4 December - Embalo dissolves the National People's Assembly.[6]
- 20 December - Embalo dismisses Geraldo Martins as prime minister and replaces him with Rui Duarte de Barros.[7]
References
- ^ ApaNews (2022-12-17). "Guinea-Bissau postpones legislative elections". Apanews. Archived from the original on 2022-12-18. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
- ^ AfricaNews (2022-05-16). "Guinea-Bissau President dissolves parliament, calls for early elections". Africanews. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau president names PM after poll setback". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau capital without power over unpaid bill to Turkey's Karpowership". BBC News. 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau president says this week's violence was 'attempted coup'". Al Jazeera. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Guinea Bissau president dissolves parliament after clashes". Reuters. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau appoints new PM after last month's 'attempted coup'". France 24. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
