GUINEA-BISSAU JUNTA LEADER PROMOTED TO MAJOR GENERAL AMID MILITARY RULE
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Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader, General Horta N’Tam, has been promoted to the rank of major general — the highest in the country’s armed forces — under a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday.
N’Tam, who previously held the rank of brigadier general, now carries four stars instead of two. The promotion comes after the army seized power in November, days after the country’s presidential elections, overthrowing President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and suspending the electoral process.
The junta announced it would govern for one year and appointed N’Tam as transitional president. New presidential and legislative elections are scheduled for December 6, aimed at returning power to civilian rule.
The military justified its takeover as a measure to prevent bloodshed after both Embalo and opposition candidate Fernando Dias declared victory, even as official results were pending.
Guinea-Bissau has a history of political instability, having experienced four military coups and several attempted insurrections since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974. Chronic poverty, weak governance, and corruption have also made the country a hub for drug trafficking.
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