Events in Guinea-Bissau History
- 1956-09-09 African Party for Liberation of Guinea-Bissau & Cape Verde forms
- 1959-08-03 50 killed in uprising in Guinea-Bissau
- 1973-09-24 West African nation of Portuguese Guinea declares independence from Portugal as the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
- 1974-09-10 Portugal recognizes independence of Republic of Guinea-Bissau, their foremer West African colony
- 1980-11-14 Guinea-Bissau Vice President João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, overthrows President Luis Cabral in a military coup
- 1984-05-16 Guinea-Bissau adopts constitution
- 1994-08-11 João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira, elected President of Guinea-Bissau
- 1999-05-07 Guinea-Bissau President João Bernardo "Nino" Vieira is ousted in a military coup
- 2014-05-21 José Mário Vaz is elected President of Guinea-Bissau