Explaining this move, Brigadier General Denis N'Canha, representative of the group of officers, announced on television on November 26: "The move to take over power is to respond to the ongoing plan to destabilize the country, set up by some politicians and notorious drug lords at home and abroad. There is also a plot to manipulate the election results."
The military confirmed that it had ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, suspended the election process, closed the borders and imposed a curfew. A "High Military Command for Restoring Order" has been established to lead the West African nation until further notice.
Responding to France24 channel, President Embalo confirmed: "I have been deposed."
The information was released in the context of gunfire at many key agencies in the capital Bissau, including the headquarters of the Election Commission, the Presidential Palace and the Ministry of Interior .
According to France24, Brigadier General N'Canha is the Head of the President's Guard. Currently, Mr. Embalo is under house arrest at the office of the Chief of Staff of the Guinea-Bissau Army.
The coup broke out at a very sensitive time, just before the results of the presidential election were announced, with the two main candidates being incumbent President Embalo and his opponent Fernando Dias. In a video posted late on November 26, Mr. Dias said he was still free and in a safe place.
In response to this development, the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) issued a joint statement on the evening of November 26, expressing "deep concern" and calling on the Guinea-Bissau military to immediately release the election officials.
Guinea-Bissau has a long history of political instability, with at least nine coups since independence from Portugal in 1974. Since taking office in 2020, President Embalo has claimed to have survived three coup attempts. Meanwhile, the opposition has accused him of orchestrating crises to have an excuse to suppress his opponents.
Source: https://congluan.vn/quan-doi-dao-chinh-len-nam-quyen-tai-guinea-bissau-10319429.html
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