US EditionMilitary Seizes Power in Guinea-Bissau, Arrests President
- On Wednesday, November 26, 2025, army officers said they had seized power and announced the takeover on state television, while outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was arrested, government sources reported.
- A disputed presidential contest in which both main contenders claimed victory prompted the context for the takeover, which came three days after the national elections and one day before provisional results were due.
- Witnesses in Bissau said roads to the palace were closed and armed checkpoints appeared, gunfire at around 13:00 GMT near the electoral commission headquarters forced hundreds to flee, and fighting stopped by 1400 GMT, a Reuters journalist said.
- Suspending the vote count, the military closed the country's borders and declared control, announcing it suspended the electoral process and formed the High Military Command for the Restoration of Order.
- The takeover fits a pattern in a country that has experienced multiple coups since 1980, with nine coups or attempted coups and recent attempts against Embaló including one in December 2023 in Guinea-Bissau, a nation with a population just under two million.
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The coup three days after the elections: President Embalò announced that he had been arrested
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Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power in the country - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared Wednesday on state television saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near
A few days after the election, officers in Guinea-Bissau report the takeover of power and suspend the election process. President Embaló said he had been arrested in his office while capital city residents heard shots.
Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau, French radio reports
BISSAU - A group of army officers said on Wednesday they had seized power in coup-prone Guinea-Bissau, Radio France Internationale reported, after gunfire was heard at key locations in the capital. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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