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General Sworn In as New Guinea-Bissau Leader, Ousted President Arrives in Senegal

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Soldiers patrol near the presidential palace in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau, November 21, 2025. REUTERS/Luc GnagoBISSAU—Guinea-Bissau’s military installed Major-General Horta Inta-a as transitional president on Thursday, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian leadership in a swift power grab made before the results of a weekend election could be announced.The president who was ousted in the coup, Umaro Sissoco Embalo, arrived in Senegal aboard a special flight following an intervention by the West African regional bloc, Senegal’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Thursday.

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