| 22 November 2008 |
President Vieira escaped unharmed in an overnight attack on his home by mutinous soldiers. One soldier was killed with several others injured. The UN Secretary-General expressed concern and called upon the Guinea-Bissau armed forces to refrain from actions that could further destabilise the country.
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| 20 November 2008 |
On 20 November the Council welcomed the elections in a press statement and called on the political parties in Guinea-Bissau to respect the election results and peacefully resolve any related concerns.
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| 16 November 2008 |
Legislative elections were held in Guinea-Bissau. International electoral monitors indicated a high voter turnout of 70 to 80 percent and a calm and orderly voting process.
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| 13 October 2008 |
The Council adopted a presidential statement welcoming the commitment of Guinea-Bissau’s government to hold legislative elections on 16 November and called on the government and all national actors to ensure an environment conducive to transparent, free and fair elections, and to respect the results of the polls. |
| 7 October 2008 |
The Council convened a public debate during which it was briefed by B. Lynn Pascoe, UN Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, on preparations towards the 16 November legislative elections which he said were on track. The chair of the PBC country-specific configuration on Guinea-Bissau, Ambassador Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti of Brazil, briefed the Council on the formal adoption of an integrated strategic framework for peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau. |
| 25 June 2008 |
The Council held a meeting (S/PV.5925) to consider the Secretary-General's report followed by closed consultations. It issued a press statement which “welcomed progress on the preparations for the legislative elections scheduled for 16 November (and) applauded the recent steps taken by the Government to bring drug traffickers to justice” (SC/9374).
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| 23 June 2008 |
The Secretary-General issued his report on Guinea-Bissau and peacebuilding efforts in the country. It called on the international community to support the government in fighting drug trafficking and organised crime and noted the difficult economic and financial situation of the country (S/2008/395).
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28 April 2008
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The UN Peacebuilding Fund agreed to provide Guinea-Bissau with $6 million to assist national peacebuilding efforts.
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| 6 to 11 April 2008 |
The PBC’s country-specific configuration on Guinea-Bissau visited the country with the objective of: discussing the major priorities and challenges regarding peacebuilding initiatives being carried out by the government to tackle challenges and the kind of international support the country requires; visiting project sites relevant to peacebuilding; and discussing Peacebuilding Fund activities and setting up the National Steering Committee (comprising of UN representatives, the government, international donors and civil society) tasked with overseeing the selection of projects and allocation of funding.
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27 March 2008
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The Council in a press statement noted the 25 March announcement by Guinea-Bissau President Joao Bernardo Vieira to hold legislative elections on 16 November and recalled its request to the Secretary-General to present proposals on how the UN could provide effective integrated and holistic assistance.
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26 March 2008
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The Council was briefed by the Representative of the Secretary-General to Guinea-Bissau, Shola Omerigie, on recent developments in the country and the latest report of the Secretary-General on Guinea Bissau submitted to the Council on 17 March (S/2008/181).
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25 March 2008
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Guinea-Bissau enacted an amnesty for political-military violations against state security extending back to 6 October 2004. It did not rule out future lawsuits and allowed for compensating victims.
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20 February 2008
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The country-specific configuration for Guinea-Bissau held a meeting during which Prime Minister N'Dafa Cabi of Guinea-Bissau made a presentation on his country's identified priority areas for assistance from the Peacebuilding Commission and the peacebuilding challenges.
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13 February 2008
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The country-specific configuration for Guinea-Bissau was briefed by the Peacebuilding Support Office and the World Bank on mapping of resources and shortfalls in funding for peacebuilding in Guinea-Bissau.
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| 28 December 2007 |
The Chairperson of the PBC wrote (S/2008/87) to the President of the Security Council informing him about the placement of Guinea-Bissau on the Commission’s agenda and took note of the Council’s request for advice on the situation in the country. |
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19 December 2007
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Guinea-Bissau became the third country to be placed on the agenda of the Peacebuilding Commission.
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12 December 2007
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The Council was briefed by the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau, Shola Omoregie, on the situation in the country on the basis of the Secretary-General's latest report (S/2007/715).
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11 December 2007
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The Council wrote to the Peacebuilding Commission indicating its support for a request made by Prime Minister Martinho N'Dafa Cabi of Guinea-Bissau for the country to placed on the Commission's agenda.
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3 December 2007
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The mandate of UNOGBIS was extended until 31 December 2008 (S/2007/701).
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17 November 2007
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The International Monetary Fund announced that Guinea-Bissau would receive $5.6 million in Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance in 2008.
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15 November 2007
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At a conference in Madrid, the head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Antonio Maria Costo, said that the value of the drug trade in Guinea-Bissau may be as high as national income.
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19 October 2007
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The Council adopted a presidential statement in which it stated that it would consider Guinea-Bissau's request for inclusion on the Peacebuilding Commission's agenda (S/PRST/2007/38).
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October 2007
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The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) released a situation report, Cocaine Trafficking in Western Africa. The report underlined the problems arising from inadequate law enforcement in weak states, including Guinea-Bissau.
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September 2007
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In his UNOGBIS report (S/2007/576) the Secretary-General stated that he had brought Guinea-Bissau's request to be included on the Peace-Building Commission's agenda to the attention of the Security Council.
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31 August 2007
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Following the confiscation of a truckload of aviation fuel in a forest on the outskirts of the city of Buba and in an attempt to stem the drug trade, the government announced that aircraft suspected of carrying drugs would be shot down.
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mid-August 2007
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Amnesty International expressed concern about harrassment of human rights activists and journalists focusing on drug trafficking in the country.
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18 July 2007
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President João Bernardo Vieira announced that parliamentary elections would be postponed from March 2008 to March 2009, when they will be held alongside presidential elections.
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10 July 2007
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The Council was briefed by Shola Omoregie, the Representative of the Secretary-General, on the latest report (S/2007/401). In a press statement (SC/9075) the Council welcomed the formation of a new government, but expressed concern over the tense social climate, an alarming increase in crime and the deteriorating socio-economic and financial situation.
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23 May-6 June 2007
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The International Monetary Fund visited Guinea-Bissau to conduct annual consultations with the government and discuss post-conflict assistance.
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17 April 2007
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A new cabinet was named made up of an alliance of political parties.
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9 April 2007
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Further demonstrations were averted when Vieira appointed Martinho N'Dafa Cabi as prime minister.
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30 March 2007
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Demonstrators from the three leading political parties took to the streets demanding that Vieira accept the resignation.
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29 March 2007
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Gomes announced his resignation.
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20 March 2007
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Vieira was given 72 hours to agree to demands to appoint a new prime minister or dissolve parliament.
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March 2007
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Many of President João Bernardo Vieira's supporters defected to a new coalition which then passed a no-confidence motion in parliament against Prime Minister Aristides Gomes.
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23 January 2007
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Some members of the International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau (made up of France, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, the Executive Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States, and the Executive Secretariat of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) met in Guinea-Bissau.
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10 January 2007
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Former Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior sought refuge in the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) compound, claiming that his life was in danger. The government had issued a warrant for his arrest after he accused President João Bernardo Vieira of being involved in Sanhá's assassination. Gomes also claimed that Vieira was systematically killing those who overthrew him in 1999. Gomes remained under UN protection for 17 days and left only after the Secretary-General's representative in Guinea-Bissau, Shola Omoregie, persuaded the government to drop the arrest warrant against him.
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6 January 2007
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The assassination of the former head of the navy, Mohamed Lamine Sanhá, led to fighting between protestors and security forces leaving one dead and several injured.
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November 2006
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A donors' roundtable inpledged US$262.5 million for development projects. Another $178.5 million for reform of the security sector will be unlocked once the government presents its good governance programme.
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October 2006
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Shola Omoregie of Nigeria replaced João Bernardo Honwana of Mozambique as the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau.
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21 September 2006
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The International Contact Group on Guinea-Bissau (France, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea and the Executive Secretariat of the Economic Community of West African States, or ECOWAS, and the Executive Secretariat of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries) held its first meeting in New York
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March-April 2006
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The Guinea-Bissau army engaged separatist rebels from the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance in a six-week campaign along the north-western border.
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26 January 2006
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The Supreme Court of Justice ruled in favour of President João Bernardo Vieira's dismissal of the government of Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Júnior.
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14 Dec 2005
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The Council President announced the renewal of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) mandate up to the end of 2006.
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21 Nov 2005
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In a letter to the Secretary-General, President Vieira requested the extension of the mandate of UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau.
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28 Oct 2005
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Vieira dismissed the prime minister and the cabinet.
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01 Oct 2005
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Vieira was sworn in as president for a second time.
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24 Jul 2005
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Vieira won the presidential election runoff.
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22 Dec 2004
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The Security Council passed resolution 1580, extending the mandate of UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau to 22 December 2005.
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06 Oct 2004
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A military mutiny resulted in the assassinations of Guinea-Bissau's Armed Forces Chief of the General Staff and the armed forces spokesman.
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15 Sep 2004
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João Bernardo Honwana of Mozambique replaced David Stephen as the Secretary-General's Representative for the situation in Guinea-Bissau and the head of UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau.
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March 2004
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Legislative elections were held, won by the ruling party, Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde.
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28 Sep 2003
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The military and political parties signed the Transitional Charter, creating a transitional prime minister, president and council. Interim President Henrique Rosa and Interim Prime Minister António Artur Rosa were sworn in.
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14 Sep 2003
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The military ousted President Koumba Yala in a coup.
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November 2002
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Yala dissolved the National Assembly.
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01 Feb 2002
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David Stephen of Great Britain replaced Samuel C. Nana-Sinkam of Cameroon as the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau and the Head of UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau.
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November 2000
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General Ansumane Mane was killed during a shootout with government forces, who claimed that he was attempting a coup.
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17 Feb 2000
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Yala was sworn in as president.
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January 2000
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Yala won the presidential election.
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14 May 1999
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Malam Bacai Sanha became interim president.
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6-7 May 1999
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General Mane led a coup that ousted President Vieira.
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06 Apr 1999
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The Council passed resolution 1233, supporting the Secretary-General's proposal to establish the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau. Samuel C. Nana-Sinkam of Cameroon was appointed to be the Secretary-General's Representative in Guinea-Bissau and the head of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau.
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03 Apr 1999
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The Secretary-General proposed the establishment of the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau.
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24 Feb 1999
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The Government of National Unity, which included both government officials and military leaders, assumed power.
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21 Dec 1998
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The Council passed resolution 1216, requesting that the Secretary-General make recommendations on a possible role of the United Nations in the Guinea-Bissau peace process.
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01 Nov 1998
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Government officials and the military junta signed a peace agreement in Abuja.
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07 Jun 1998
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Violence broke out after Vieira dismissed General Mane.
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1994
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Vieira won the first free presidential election in the country's history.
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1980
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Vieira led a military coup that ousted Luis Cabral, the country's first president.
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10 Sep 1974
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Guinea-Bissau won independence from Portugal. Cabral assumed the presidency as the leader of the Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde.
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1973
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The Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde declared independence.
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1963
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The Partido Africano da Independência da Guiné e Cabo Verde launched a war to gain independence from Portugal.
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