Umaro Sissoco Embaló
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the President of Guinea-Bissau, having taken office in 2020. His administration has been marked by controversy, particularly regarding his decision to extend his mandate beyond the originally scheduled end date, which has raised concerns about democratic processes and electoral integrity in the country.
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Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the former President and a candidate for a second term in the elections.
Opositor Simões Pereira ouvido como "declarante" no Tribunal na Guiné
Cabo Verde· 2026-02-13
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was deposed by the military in Guinea-Bissau.
PR expressa desejo de «estabilidade» partilhado com MacronCabo Verde· 2026-01-31
Umaro Sissoco Embalo was overthrown by the military during the coup.
Coup d’Etat en Guinée-Bissau : plusieurs opposants, dont Fernando Dias, ont été libérés
France· 2026-01-31
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the deposed President who continues to influence power in Guinea-Bissau from abroad.
Guiné-Bissau: Domingos Simões Pereira já foi libertado da prisão | Guiné-Bissau
Portugal· 2026-01-31
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the incumbent president who faced opposition claims of victory in the recent elections.
Dois meses após golpe, militares marcam novas eleições na Guiné-BissauCabo Verde· 2026-01-24
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the President of Guinea-Bissau who was involved in a military coup.
Embaixador guineense em Lisboa não quis receber carta aberta | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2026-01-23
Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the incumbent President who was toppled in the coup.
Guinea Bissau sets December 2026 election date after coup
Tanzania· 2026-01-22
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the President of Guinea-Bissau who was deposed in a coup.
CPLP acompanha situação em Bissau e garante que CEDEAO não actua sozinhaCabo Verde· 2026-01-15
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the deposed President of Guinea-Bissau who commissioned the constitutional document in 2020.
A Guiné-Bissau tem nova Constituição com poderes reforçados para o Presidente | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2026-01-14Umaro Sissoco Embaló was ousted from power by the military during the coup in Guinea-Bissau.
Parlamento rejeita voto de condenação ao golpe de Estado na Guiné-BissauCabo Verde· 2025-12-19
Umaro Sissoco Embalo is a former President of Guinea-Bissau whose close associate was detained for money laundering charges.
Bissau ex–First Lady faces money laundering charges in Portugal
Gambia· 2025-12-18
President Umaro Sissoco Embalo was overthrown in a military coup led by Brigadier General Dinis Incanha.
W/A Lawyers Urges Due Process for Benin Coup Leaders | Legal
Liberia· 2025-12-18
Umaro Sissoco Embalo is the deposed president of Guinea-Bissau.
L’épouse du président déchu de Guinée-Bissau mise en examen au PortugalFrance· 2025-12-16
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is the former president of Guinea-Bissau who was ousted less than a month ago.
Mulher de Embaló constituída arguida por suspeita de branqueamento de capitais | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2025-12-16
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the President of Guinea-Bissau who was ousted during the coup.
Líderes da CEDEAO reúnem-se hoje para debater situação no paísCabo Verde· 2025-12-14
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is described as a supposedly deposed President who seems to be commanding from abroad.
Guiné-Bissau: militares golpistas querem fazer as reformas que Embaló não conseguiu | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2025-12-11Umaro Sissoco Embaló was overthrown just over a week before the attempted coup in Benin.
Ringleader Lt Col Pascal Tigri hiding in Togo, official tells BBC
United Kingdom· 2025-12-10
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was the President who was ousted by the military coup.
Junta militar na Guiné-Bissau promulga documento que suspende Constituição | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2025-12-09Umaro Sissoco Embaló was recently overthrown as president of Guinea-Bissau.
Hunt for plotters and their hostages after Nigerian interventionUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-08
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was overthrown in a successful coup in Guinea-Bissau.
Fracasa intento de golpe de Estado en Benín: ejército recuperó el control
Panama· 2025-12-07
This coup attempt in Benin comes just over a week after Umaro Sissoco Embaló was overthrown as president in nearby Guinea-Bissau.
Benin coup attempt to oust President Talon foiled by loyalist troops, minister saysUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-07Umaro Sissoco Embaló is alleged to have orchestrated a coup to avoid electoral defeat.
Ministros da CPLP defendem suspensão temporária da Guiné-Bissau na organização | ÁfricaPortugal· 2025-12-05Former President Embaló reportedly flies to Morocco after controversial post-election turmoil.
Former President Embaló reportedly flies to Morocco after controversial post-election turmoilGambia· 2025-12-05
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is expected to return to Guinea-Bissau to regain the presidency lost in a coup.
CEDEAO quer Embaló de volta ao poder na Guiné-Bissau e aceita eleições anuladas | Guiné-BissauPortugal· 2025-12-05
The deposed ex-president Umaro Sissoco Embaló has fled to Congo Brazzaville to find refuge.
G/Bissau electoral chief unable to finalise result after armed men steal vote tally sheetsGambia· 2025-12-04
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was deposed in a coup in Guinea-Bissau.
“A Rússia não está em posição de ameaçar ou fazer a guerra contra a Europa e a NATO” | Podcast DiplomatasPortugal· 2025-12-04
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was arrested during a military takeover in Guinea-Bissau.
Was the coup real or a 'sham'?United Kingdom· 2025-12-03
Umaro Sissoco Embaló was seeking a second term as president and has left the country following the military takeover.
Nigeria grants asylum to presidential candidate Fernando DiasUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-02
Umaro Sissoco Embalo was the outgoing president of Guinea-Bissau who was overthrown in a military coup.
Le Nigeria accorde l’asile politique à Fernando Dias, opposant de Guinée-Bissau, à la suite du coup d’EtatFrance· 2025-12-01
Umaro Sissoco Embaló is involved in a controversial situation regarding a coup in Guinea-Bissau.
Was Guinea-Bissau’s November 26th “coup” a staged drama or just another institutional breakdown?Gambia· 2025-12-01