Guinea-Bissau Civil War

Guinea-Bissau Civil War
An abandoned T-54/55 from the civil war in Bissau, 2003
Date 7 June 1998 – 10 May 1999 Location Guinea-Bissau Result Ousting of President João Bernardo Vieira
Belligerents
Guinea-Bissau  Senegal  Guinea Supported by:  France	Military rebels Supported by:  Russia  China  Turkey
Commanders and leaders
João Bernardo Vieira Abdou Diouf Lansana Conté	Ansumane Mané
Strength
Government: Unknown Senegal: 1300 Guinea: 400	Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Total: at least 655 killed in fighting, 350,000 displaced.

Military rebels
Supported by:
 Russia
 China

The Guinea-Bissau Civil War was fought from 7 June 1998 to 10 May 1999 and was triggered by an attempted coup d'état against the government of President João Bernardo Vieira led by Brigadier-General Ansumane Mané. Government forces, backed by neighbouring states, clashed with the coup leaders who had quickly gained almost total control over the country's armed forces.

The conflict resulted in the deaths of hundreds if not thousands of people and the displacement of hundreds of thousands.

An eventual peace agreement in November 1998 provided for a national unity government and new elections in the next year. However, a subsequent and brief outbreak of fighting in May 1999 ended with the deposing of Vieira on 10 May 1999 when Vieira signed an unconditional surrender.

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