Overview
- Officers appearing on state TV announced a High Military Command had removed President Umaro Sissoco Embaló and suspended all state institutions.
- They said the electoral process was paused, borders were closed, media activity was restricted, and a nighttime curfew would be enforced until further notice.
- Gunfire was reported near the presidential palace, the election commission and the interior ministry before soldiers set up checkpoints in central Bissau.
- Embaló told media he was detained and alleged the armed forces chief of staff was behind the move, while military sources said he was being well treated.
- Provisional results from Sunday’s vote had not been released, and both Embaló and challenger Fernando Dias had already claimed victory.