Following a 2003 military coup that ousted Ialá and a period of transitional rule, a new presidential election was held on 19 June 2005, in which the three former presidents (Sanhá, Vieira and Ialá) were the main candidates.
Logo dun golpe militar que en 2003 derrotou a Ialá e dun período de goberno de transición, celebráronse novas eleccións presidenciais o 19 de xuño de 2005, nas que tres ex-presidentes (Sanhá, Vieira e Ialá) foron os principais candidatos.