Bissau-Guinean President Kumba Ialá is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra.

Kumba Ialá

President of Guinea-Bissau from 2000 to 2003

Kumba Ialá Embaló, also spelled Yalá, was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was president from 17 February 2000 until he was deposed in a bloodless military coup on 14 September 2003. He belonged to the Balanta ethnic group and was President of the Social Renewal Party (PRS). In…

2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état

The 2003 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état was the bloodless military coup that took place in Guinea-Bissau on 14 September 2003, led by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra against incumbent President Kumba Ialá. Seabra referred to the "incapacity" of Ialá's government as justification for…

Veríssimo Correia Seabra

Bissau-Guinean general

Veríssimo Correia Seabra was a Bissau-Guinean general, known for leading a coup that deposed Kumba Ialá on September 14, 2003.

September 14

Day of the year

September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 108 days remain until the end of the year.