General Horta N’Tam

General Horta N’Tam has emerged as the new military leader of Guinea-Bissau following a coup that ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo. Appointed to oversee a one-year transitional period, N’Tam is perceived as an ally of the deposed president and has quickly moved to consolidate power by naming Ilidio Vieira Te, a former finance minister in Embalo's government, as prime minister. His leadership comes at a time of significant international scrutiny and condemnation for the military's actions, marking the fifth coup in the nation's tumultuous political history since gaining independence in 1974.