Umaro Sissoco Embalo

Embalo won the presidential election as an independent candidate, defeating Domingos Simoes Pereira. His victory was contested by the opposition, but he assumed office, promising to combat corruption and reform the military.

Embalo survived an attempted coup when armed men attacked a government meeting in Bissau. The attack resulted in deaths but Embalo escaped unharmed, and the government blamed drug traffickers and political rivals.