2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
Map of Guinea-Bissau.
Date 14 September 2003 Location Bissau,Guinea-Bissau 11°51′N15°34′W / 11.850°N 15.567°W /11.850; -15.567 Result Coup attempt succeeds with minimum disruption. PresidentKumba Ialá removed from office. GeneralVeríssimo Correia Seabra took control of the country.
Belligerents
Government of Guinea-Bissau PRS	Military Committee for the Restoration of Constitutional and Democratic Order Military
Commanders and leaders
Kumba Ialá	Veríssimo Correia Seabra
Casualties and losses
No casualties reported.
class=notpageimage| Nexus of coup in Bissau (marked green), Guinea-Bissau

The2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état was the bloodlessmilitarycoup that took place inGuinea-Bissau on 14 September 2003, led by GeneralVeríssimo Correia Seabra against incumbent PresidentKumba Ialá. Seabra referred to the "incapacity" of Ialá's government as justification for the takeover, together with a stagnant economy, political instability, and military discontent over unpaid salaries.^[1][2] Ialá publicly announced his resignation on 17 September,^[2] and a political agreement signed that month prohibited him from participating in politics for five years. A civilian-led transitional government led by businessmanHenrique Rosa andPRS secretary generalArtur Sanhá was set up at the end of September.^[3][4]

The coup was largely seen as inevitable due to the deteriorating living conditions and erratic behavior of President Kumba Ialá, which had led to severe political instability and economic mismanagement. Although the international community condemned the unconstitutional seizure of power, there was a general acknowledgment that the coup was a necessary intervention to prevent further chaos, as democratic norms had been repeatedly violated under Ialá's regime.^[5]

• History of Guinea-Bissau
• Saloum (film), a 2021 film set during the coup

• Military coups in Guinea-Bissau
• 2003 in Guinea-Bissau
• Conflicts in 2003
• 2000s coups d'état
• September 2003 in Africa

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