Key Facts

• President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was overthrown in a military coup in Guinea-Bissau.
• Embaló fled to Senegal after being released by the military.
• Gen Horta N'Tam has been sworn in as the new transitional leader for one year.
• The military suspended the election process and blocked election results.
• The coup occurred a day before election results were set to be announced.
• The military cited a threat from unnamed politicians and a drug baron as reasons for the coup.
• Public protests are banned, and a curfew was imposed after the coup.
• The African Union and Ecowas condemned the coup and called for constitutional order to be restored.