UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 25, 2013

Manas Petroleum Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Bahnhofstrasse 9, 6341 Baar, Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

+41 (44) 718 10 30
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On March 25, 2013, Peter-Mark Vogel resigned from the office of Chief Executive Officer and we appointed Werner Ladwein, who was already our President, to that office. Mr. Ladwein is now both President and Chief Executive Officer of our company. On the same date, Michael Velletta, one of our directors, resigned from the office of corporate secretary and we appointed Mr. Vogel to this office. Ari Muljana, who was previously our Chief Financial Officer, was re-appointed to this office. Therefore, as of the date of this Current Report, the following persons are appointed to the following offices of our company:

Also on March 25, 2013, we appointed the following committee members:

Audit Committee

Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee

Reserves Committee

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

MANAS PETROLEUM CORPORATION

By:

/s/ Ari Muljana                                               
Ari Muljana
Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 16, 2013