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Guinea-Bissau military appoints general as 'transition president' for one year

AFP , Thursday 27 Nov 2025

The Guinea-Bissau military appointed a general as the country's new leader Thursday for one year, a day after seizing power and arresting the president of the coup-prone west African nation.

Guinea-Bissau Army general Horta N'Tam
Guinea-Bissau Army general Horta N'Tam is sworn in as the transition leader and the leader of the High Command in Bissau on Thursday at the military's headquarters. AFP

 

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"I have just been sworn in to lead the High Command," General Horta N'Tam declared after taking the oath of office in a ceremony at the military's headquarters, AFP journalists observed.

Dozens of heavily armed soldiers were deployed at the scene.

 

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