Who was the President of Guinea-Bissau in 2012?

Answer 1

Malam Bacai Sanhá was the President of Guinea Bissau at the beginning of 2012, but died on January 9 from complications from Diabetes. Raimundo Pereira took over as acting president. A presidential election was held on March 18, and Carlos Gomes Júnior receiving 48.97% of the votes in the first round was expected to win the presidency in the run-off election. However, the military intervened, staging a coup d'etat on April 12. The military's leader, Mamadu Ture Kuruma became interim president as Chairman of the Military Command of Guinea-Bissau. On 2012 May 11, Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo was appointed as acting President.

Answer 2

Amadou Toumani Touré was the President of Mali at the beginning of 2012. On March 22, there was a military coup d'état, and Captain Amadou Haya Sanogo took the position of "Chairperson of the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State of Mali". On 2012 April 12 a brokered agreement that would see the military cede power made the President of the National Assembly, Dioncounda Traoré, the acting President of Mali.

Touré first took power by militarily overthrowing Moussa Traoré in a coup d'état on 1991 March 26 after public protests. Appointing himself Chairman of the National Reconciliation Council, he organized a national council, which created Mali's current constitution and scheduled elections for 1992, in which Alpha Oumar Konaré was made President. In 2001, he retired from the military and he ran for President in the 2002 election. He was officially made president on 2002 June 8, and was re-elected in 2007 for a second and final term. However, on 2012 March 22, there was a military coup d'etat, and Touré was forced to resign.

Traoré was made the President of the National Assembly, the country's legislative body, on 2007 September 3.