Umaro Sissoco Embaló

Umaro Mokhtar Sissoco Embaló (born 23 September 1972) is a politician. He was the President of Guinea-Bissau from February 2020 until November 2025. He is a political scientist and military officer. He was prime minister between 18 November 2016 and 16 January 2018.

In February 2022, a failed coup d'état that killed six people tried to remove Embaló from power.

Embaló ran again for a second presidential term in the 2025 election on 23 November. Both he and Fernando Dias da Costa claimed victory the next day while official results were yet to be released. On 26 November, Embaló was arrested in a coup d'état carried out by the army chief of staff.

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Category:Prime ministers of Guinea-Bissau