In June 2005, presidential elections were held for the first time since the coup that deposed Ialá. Ialá returned as the candidate for the PRS, claiming to be the legitimate president of the country, but the election was won by former president João Bernardo Vieira, deposed in the 1999 coup. Vieira beat Malam Bacai Sanhá in a runoff election. Sanhá initially refused to concede, claiming that tampering and electoral fraud occurred in two constituencies including the capital, Bissau. COUNT 5
QSN1 After the coup, when were presidential elections held? ANS1 June 2005 QSN2 At that time, who ran claiming to be the legitimate president of the country? ANS2 Ialá QSN3 Who won the election? ANS3 João Bernardo Vieira QSN4 Who did Vieira beat in a runoff election? ANS4 Malam Bacai Sanhá QSN5 When was Vieira, a former president, deposed? ANS5 1999