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An army general has been sworn in as Guinea-Bissau’s new head of state a day after an apparent coup.
Gen Horta N’Tam becomes the transitional president for a period of one year. He took the oath today, in brief and muted proceedings at army headquarters.
Horta, who until a day earlier had been head of the presidential guard, barely cracked a smile during his swearing-in or while stood outside flanked by officers while for cameras. Some civil society groups in Guinea-Bissau have accused outgoing President Umaro Sissoco Embaló of masterminding a “simulated coup” against himself with the help of the military, saying it was arose to block election results from coming out in case he lost. End.
