In September 2003 a bloodless coup took place in which the military, headed by General Veríssimo Correia Seabra, arrested Ialá, because "he was unable to solve the problems".
En septiembre de 2003 un golpe exangüe ocurrió en que los militares, encabezados por el General Veríssimo Correia Seabra, detuvieron a Ialá, porque "él era incapaz de solucionar los problemas".