Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo

Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo was a Guinean politician who served as the interim president of Guinea-Bissau. He was appointed to this role in May 2012, following a military coup that overthrew the democratically elected government. Nhamadjo, who had finished third in the March 2012 presidential election, was asked by military leaders to head a transitional government with the aim of restoring civilian rule within one year.1

His appointment was controversial, as he had initially refused the military's proposal, deeming it illegal. The transition back to democratically elected civilian rule was delayed, with elections originally scheduled for 2013 being postponed. Nhamadjo's interim presidency was intended to pave the way for new elections, but the political situation in Guinea-Bissau remained unstable.1