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Thu, Apr 12 2012 15:11:21

Guinea-Bissau: 2012 military coup a fortnight before election runoff

Less than a month after the coup in Mali, and a month after elections held following the death of president Sanhá, the 3rd military coup in 3 years is ongoing in Guinea-Bissau

  1. 'Attempted coup' in Guinea-Bissau
    The military has taken over control of a central district in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, a senior diplomat has told the AP news agency....
    Aljazeera
  2. Heavy weapons fire heard in Guinea-Bissau capital
    BISSAU (Reuters) - Heavy weapons fire was heard on Thursday around the presidential palace in the capital of Guinea-Bissau, and soldiers ...
    Reuters
  3. G.Bissau military takes over ruling party HQ, radio
    From Yahoo! News: Guinea-Bissau's military Thursday took control of the ruling party headquarters and national radio station as shots and...
    Yahoo
  4. 'Attempted coup' in Guinea-Bissau: Live updates
    Follow Indepth Africa's live coverage of 'Attempted coup' in Guinea-Bissau
    Indepthafrica
  5. weddady
    weddady@weddady
    Also, the awful transition imposed on #Mauritania by #AU & Qadhafi & Wade which allowed Aziz to stay is now standard procedure #Mali #Africa
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 15:03:09
  6. weddady
    weddady@weddady
    We shouted back in 2008:if the world let's General Aziz get away with his coup in #Mauritania then #Democracy in #Africa would lose #fail
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:59:53
  7. sahelblog
    Alex Thurston@sahelblog
    Different countries have different internal dynamics, two coups does not make a trend but neither are coups unheard of, etc etc...I give up.
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:53:49
  8. DG_Lewis
    David Lewis@DG_Lewis
    More detail from #Bissau. Violence comes as #Angola confirms end of security mission that had brought some stability. af.reuters.com/article/guinea…
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:48:35
  9. curtiskj
    Kimberly J. Curtis@curtiskj
    So Africa is going the way of hipsters? RT @WrongingRights Military coups are totally making a comeback. So retro. #GuineaBissau
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 15:05:41
  10. BateEtah
    Bate Felix@BateEtah
    Will any president ever complete a presidential term in Guinea Bissau?
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 15:01:20
  11. jay_ulfelder
    Jay Ulfelder@jay_ulfelder
    Coup in Guinea-Bissau? washingtonpost.com/world/africa/d…. Easier call than Mali, but still reassuring that forecast was reliable: dartthrowingchimp.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/ass…
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:49:53
  12. vote4africa
    Vote4Africa@vote4africa
    #GuineaBissau's 2nd round presidential election campaign was to start Friday. Today's unrest changes the game: belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/world-new… #Africa
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:25:57
  13. john_yearwood
    John Yearwood@john_yearwood
    @AP reports fr #GuineaBissau that soldiers are in the streets and mortar rounds could be heard. #herewegoagain. @bbcafrica @miamiherald
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:51:14
  14. julienserre
    julien serre@julienserre
    Failed peacebuilding. Heavy weapons fire in #GuineaBissau capital. State TV off the air. bit.ly/IN2cCq
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:43:42
  15. mariam09
    Adenike Ashafa@mariam09
    ECOWAS hasn't found a solution to Mali's problem and now this ------>#Guineabissau
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:23:38
  16. viclawrence
    victor@viclawrence
    A country so small but so coup prone #Guineabissau..The army there needs to be disbanded ...
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:19:15
  17. WAVSchools
    WAVS@WAVSchools
    More Tweets about Guinea-Bissau in the last hour than in the last month...
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:31:52
  18. BreakingNews
    Breaking News@BreakingNews
    Update: Military reportedly takes control of district in Guinea-Bissau capital; weapons fire heard - @AP, @AJELive aje.me/HEoEg6
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:32:12
  19. vincentduhem
    VincentDuhem@vincentduhem
    Ongoing coup in Guinea #Bissau... Country has been plagued with coups and counter coups since gaining independence from #Portugal in 1974
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:22:55
  20. HindMakki
    Hind Makki@HindMakki
    Coup in Mali, war drums sounding between Sudan & South Sudan, coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau. Oh Africa. Why do you hurt me so?
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:20:18
  21. ElBennieQue
    Benias Fünke@ElBennieQue
    Speaking of, are we sure Sanogo is in Mali? Maybe he took his talents to #GuineaBissau #coupdétat
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:13:55
  22. ElBennieQue
    Benias Fünke@ElBennieQue
    #ECOWAS better warm up their jets in Bamako, they'll be flying to Bissau soon. #GuineaBissau #coupdétat
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:12:31
  23. asteris
    Asteris Masouras@asteris
    "No president in the history of indep #GuineaBissau has completed his term: 3 have been ousted, 1 assassinated, 1 died in office" -WP
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:18:19
  24. asteris
    Asteris Masouras@asteris
    #GuineaBissau election runoff was scheduled for April 29 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bi… Mali-like?
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:17:36
  25. Soldiers marching on the National party Hqrts in Guinea-Bissau. twitpic.com/9901c0
    Senator Afikuyomi@ToksAfikuyomi
    ·
    Thu, Apr 12 2012 14:09:30

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