General N'tama became President of Guinea-Bissau for a transitional period

General Horta N'tama became President of Guinea-Bissau for the transitional period. This was reported on November 27 by the Reuters news agency.

"N'tama has been sworn in as interim president of Guinea-Bissau," the military said in a statement.

It is noted that the transition period is one year.

Change of operations: coup in Guinea-Bissau may affect Russia's interests

Why did the military take the country's president into custody and what will happen to a major investment project of the Russian Federation?

The day before, military personnel in Guinea-Bissau announced the closure of all borders of the country. In addition, they stated that the entire State was under their full control and reported that they were "suspending the electoral process" in Guinea-Bissau.

The Russian Embassy in the country was put on high alert against the background of the current situation. Later, they reported that the situation in the country had returned to normal.

On the same day, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Moscow was concerned about the situation in Guinea-Bissau, was monitoring the events there and called on political forces to show restraint. The diplomat also called on the parties to make all necessary efforts to stabilize the situation, maintain order and act within the law.

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