2012 in Guinea-Bissau

The following lists events that happened during 2012 in Guinea-Bissau.

Incumbents

 * President:
 * until 9 January: Malam Bacai Sanhá
 * 9 January-12 April: Adiato Djaló Nandigna (acting)
 * 12 April-11 May: Mamadu Ture Kuruma
 * starting 11 May: Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo
 * Prime Minister:
 * until 10 February: Carlos Gomes Júnior
 * 10 February-12 April: Adiato Djaló Nandigna
 * 12 April-16 May: vacant
 * starting 16 May: Rui Duarte de Barros

January

 * January 9 - President Malam Bacai Sanhá dies at the age of 64 while undergoing treatment for an unknown ailment in Paris.

March

 * March 18 - Voters in Guinea-Bissau go to the polls for a presidential election following the death of President Malam Bacai Sanhá in January.

April

 * April 13 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns an apparent coup d'état in Guinea-Bissau.
 * 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.
 * April 17 - Guinea-Bissau is suspended from the African Union one week after a coup d'état.
 * April 20 - The Economic Community of West African States condemns the election plan of the military junta which seized power in Guinea-Bissau.

October

 * October 21 - A firefight in Guinea-Bissau kills six people.