April 16 - Military leaders and a group of political parties in Guinea-Bissau announce the formation of a Transitional National Council after the recent coup; the acting president and prime minister remain in detention.[4]
April 17 - Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.[5]
April 20 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.[6]
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October 21 - A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people.[7]
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