"On Wednesday, the military arrested President Umaro Sissoco Embalo just hours before the results of a tense presidential vote held over the weekend were due to be announced. The coup came after incumbent Embalo and opposition candidate Fernando Dias both declared victory in the Sunday elections. The military leaders, who appeared on national TV to make their announcement, said they were acting to stop attempts to manipulate electoral results. The country's electoral commissioner, Dias, and other top military officials were also arrested."
"Wednesday's military takeover is the latest in a string of coups across West Africa that have fractured the regional bloc, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), which is eager to crack down on military interventions and to instil democratic principles of government. In a joint statement with the African Union hours after the putsch, the bloc condemned the action despite what it described as an orderly and peaceful vote monitored by its observers on Sunday."
"General Horta Nta Na Man has been named the head of a one-year transitional government after President Embalo was detained. Military officials in the small West African nation of Guinea-Bissau have announced a new leader one day after seizing power in a military coup. General Horta Nta Na Man was named as the head of a one-year transitional government at about noon (12:00 GMT) on Thursday."
General Horta Nta Na Man was named head of a one-year transitional government after the military detained President Umaro Sissoco Embalo following a coup. The military arrested Embalo hours before election results were due; both Embalo and opposition Fernando Dias had claimed victory. Military leaders said they acted to stop manipulation of electoral results and also detained the electoral commissioner, Dias, and other officials. ECOWAS and the African Union condemned the takeover despite observers describing the vote as orderly and peaceful. Guinea-Bissau has experienced multiple coups since independence and has become a major drug-trafficking hub between Latin America and Europe.
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