26/11/2025
Senior military officials in Guinea-Bissau have confirmed their seizure of the nation’s leadership following the arrest of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló, who declared victory in the bitterly disputed presidential election held on November 23, 2025. 
The coup, orchestrated by the newly established High Military Command for the Restoration of Order, was broadcast on national television amid reports of gunfire resounding near the presidential palace in the capital, Bissau.