2022 Guinea-Bissau coup attempt
Attempted overthrow of President Umaro Sissoco Embaló / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A coup d'état was attempted in Guinea-Bissau on 1 February 2022.[2][3][4] A few hours later, president Umaro Sissoco Embaló declared the coup over, he said that "many" members of the security forces had been killed in a "failed attack against democracy".[5]
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2022 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état attempt | |||||||
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Map of Guinea-Bissau | |||||||
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Government of Guinea-Bissau | Unknown | ||||||
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
2+ guards killed | 4+ attackers killed | ||||||
11 dead in total including 6 from the military[1] |
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The president Umaro Sissoco Embaló told the AFP news agency in a telephone call that "All is well", and added that the situation is "under control".[6][7] He said that the failed coup attempt may have been linked to drug trade and was also an assassination attempt, "It wasn't just a coup. It was an attempt to kill the president, the prime minister and all the cabinet." He also stated that the army was not involved in the failed coup.[8]