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The Conversation · Global · Guinea-Bissau coup seizes power days after a disputed vote — 'real or staged?'
Situates the coup in Guinea-Bissau's long history of election-driven military interventions, arguing the disputed count between Embaló and Fernando Dias da Costa created the opening the army exploited.
“Election uncertainty has triggered military takeovers before in Guinea-Bissau — and did again.”