Umaro Embaló Sissoco

Umaro Embaló Sissoco is the President of Guinea-Bissau, having assumed office in 2019. His presidency has been marked by political instability and tensions between the executive and legislative branches. Most recently, he made a unilateral decision to suspend the functioning of the legislative assembly, prompting concern and calls for intervention from international bodies like the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP).