Presidential elections were held in
Guinea-Bissau on 19 June 2005, with a second round
runoff on 24 July. The elections marked the end of a transition to
democratic rule after the previously elected government was overthrown in a September 2003 military
coup led by General
Veríssimo Correia Seabra. The result was a victory for former President and independent candidate
João Bernardo Vieira.