General Horta Nta Na Man appointed as transitional president of Guinea-Bissau after coup
Update: 2025-11-27
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The military in Guinea-Bissau has announced a new leader, after seizing power a day before the results of presidential elections were due to be released. General Horta Nta Na Man has been sworn in to oversee what the military says will be a transitional period lasting one year. In a public address on Wednesday, senior army officials say they uncovered a plot to rig elections and destabilise the country. Deposed President Umaro Sissoco Embalo has been arrested along with other high-ranking ministers. Al Jazeera’s Nicolas Haque is in Dakar in neighbouing Senegal where he has more on the reaction from the opposition in Guinea-Bissau. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #GuineaBissau #GuineaBissauCoup #MilitaryCoup #MilitaryTakeover #GeneralHortaNtaNaMan #GuineaBissauPresidentialElection #UmaroSissocoEmbalo #PoliticalUncertainty #SecurityCrisis #Africa #AlJazeeraEnglish
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