Military coup in republic of Guinea-Bissau!

[Lexx Diamond]

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Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power​

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Dinis N’Tchama, military spokesperson, speaks on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau. (TGB Guinea-Bissau via AP)




By ASSANA SAMBU and MARK BANCHEREAU



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BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau (AP) — Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace, three days after national elections. The president told French media he had been deposed and arrested.

It is the latest of several coups in recent years in West Africa.

“The High Military Command for the re-establishment of national and public order decides to immediately depose the president of the republic, to suspend, until new orders, all of the institutions of the republic of Guinea-Bissau,” spokesperson Dinis N’Tchama said in a statement.

He said they acted in response to the “discovery of an ongoing plan” that he said aimed to destabilize the country by attempting to “manipulate electoral results.”

The “scheme was set up by some national politicians with the participation of a well-known drug lord, and domestic and foreign nationals,” N’Tchama asserted, and gave no details.



The soldiers said they were immediately suspending the electoral process and the activities of media outlets, as well as closing all borders.

Guinea-Bissau has seen four coups and numerous attempted ones since independence, including one reported last month. The country also has emerged as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and Europe.

The presidential and legislative elections were held Sunday. Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias each claimed victory Tuesday, even though official provisional results were not expected until Thursday.


Guinea-Bissau has seen four coups and numerous attempted ones since independence, including one reported last month. The country also has emerged as a hub for drug trafficking between Latin America and Europe.

The presidential and legislative elections were held Sunday. Incumbent President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and opposition candidate Fernando Dias each claimed victory Tuesday, even though official provisional results were not expected until Thursday.

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power

Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau have appeared on state television to say they have seized power in the country following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace.

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[MisterT]

Doesn't get talked about much but when Guinea-Bissau was fighting for their independence from Portugal, their weaponry was supplied by China and the, then, Soviet Union. Too bad that every single cac inspired history book can't be burned and rewritten as true history instead of euro-propaganda. For the typical ameriKKKan, their thinking has been shifted into polar reverse whereas all the good guys have been presented as bad guys, and vice versa.

The amount of balls it takes to initiate a coup in Africa considering that failure normally equals horrid death, one has to assume that these people who spearhead such things must have seen no other option from a miserable circumstance. Africa as a whole is FUCKED UP! I'm here only because I'm at a point in life where nothing really matters. I'm that old and that sick. I'd never suggest that anyone living a youthful and vibrant life anywhere else in the world should consider relocating here unless their circumstances are very extenuating. Or possibly if their altruistic spirit leads them here. But it's a sacrifice!