Gen Horta N’Tam is sworn in during a ceremony at the army headquarters.
Umaro Sissoco Embaló's detention comes three days after a controversial presidential vote.
The soldiers declared the suspension of the entire electoral process
In a television appearance on Wednesday, the soldiers also said they had closed its borders and suspended its electoral process.
BISSAU: Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appeared on state television Wednesday saying they have seized power in the country, following reports of gunshots near the presidential palace,…
Military officers had claimed 'total control' of the country a day after a tightly contested presidential election.
Horta N’Tam was named head of state by the military, which the day before ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and took control of the country
A group of officers on Wednesday said they had seized 'total control' of the coup-prone country. A mandatory curfew was imposed on Wednesday night and the borders were closed.
General Horta Nta Na Man is named the head of a one-year transitional government after President Embalo was detained.
Guinea-Bissau soldiers declare a junta leader after a disputed election, with opposition alleging a fabricated coup to evade defeat.
BISSAU: Guinea-Bissau’s military installed General Horta Nta Na Man as transitional president on Thursday, an army statement said, a day after soldiers toppled the civilian…
The junta consolidated its power by appointing a new prime minister on Friday, following the swearing-in of a general as president the previous day for a transitional period…
General Horta Inta-A appoints new prime minister amid growing condemnation of military coup in West African nation.