| 2023 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt |
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| Date | 30 November 2023 – 1 December 2023
(1 day) |
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| Location | |
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| Belligerents |
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Guinea-Bissau
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National Guard |
| Commanders and leaders |
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló |
Victor Tchongo |
| Strength |
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Unknown |
Unknown |
| Casualties and losses |
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6 soldiers injured |
Unknown |
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2 killed |
On 30 November–1 December 2023, clashes broke out in Bissau, the capital of Guinea-Bissau, between government forces and units of the National Guard who had released two ministers accused of corruption from detention. The clashes led to the arrest of National Guard commander Colonel Victor Tchongo. President Umaro Sissoco Embaló described the events as an attempted coup. Following the clashes, Embaló ordered the dissolution of the country's legislature.