Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau on Thursday installed a new military leader, cementing a forceful takeover that erupted following a disputed presidential election, prompting President Umaro Sissoco Embalo to flee to neighboring Senegal.
The military high command announced Gen. Horta Inta-A as head of a transitional military government that will oversee a one-year period of rule, according to a state television broadcast.
Guinea-Bissau Army general Horta N'Tam looks on during the swearing-in ceremony as the
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