Overview
- Senior officers announced on state television on Nov. 26 that they had taken full state authority and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló.
- The military said all borders were temporarily closed and a curfew would remain in place until constitutional order returns.
- Troops occupied the main avenue to the presidential palace in Bissau and gunfire was reported in the area.
- Authorities suspended procedures linked to the presidential and parliamentary votes held on Nov. 23.
- On Nov. 27 the military named General Orta Nam as interim president, consolidating control after the takeover.