It was Embaló who first announced his removal from power, calling the French television station France 24 to declare, “I have been deposed.” The military statement came later, almost as an afterthought.
Guinea-Bissau has witnessed at least nine coups or attempted coups over the last five decades.
BISSAU, Feb 10 (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embalo said on Thursday that three people previously arrested by U.S. authorities for drug trafficking were behind an attempted coup last week. Former navy admiral Bubo Na Tchuto and his aides Tchamy Yala and Papis Djeme were arrested in 2013 in a high-profile U.S. drug sting […]
