Umaro Sissoco Embalo
Political crisis in Guinea-Bissau deepens as president dissolves parliament, dismisses government
On December 4, President Umaro Sissoco Embalo dissolved the National People’s Assembly citing an alleged coup attempt. The move followed just months after a coalition led by the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC) won a decisive majority in the elections
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