AFP - A new military coup was carried out in Guinea-Bissau Friday after the arrest of Acting President, the Prime Minister and Chief of Staff, in Capital now crisscrossed by the soldiers, two weeks of the presidential April 29. A "military command" set to the staff justified the new unrest in the region, three weeks after a coup in Mali, denouncing a "secret agreement" ; between the executive and Angola. In this country very unstable, rumors of coup were being insistent for days, as we approach the second round. "The army confirmed the filing of interim President Raimundo Pereira, Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and the Chief of Staff, General Antonio Indjai. The three are safe and are under military control, "said a statement Friday night, removing any ambiguity about what was going on since yesterday. The attack - condemned by the UN and the White House - was launched Thursday night, mainly on residence in Bissau, Carlos Gomes Junior, strong man of the executive and favorite election. His house was attacked with rocket, while the military took control of the national radio and curled the city. Carlos Gomes Junior was "led to the base of San Vicente", 45 km north of Bissau, officials said military and diplomatic sources. The whereabouts of President and General Indjai Pereira was not known. Several politicians have also been arrested and taken to headquarters staff, a military source. Friday, soldiers have squared the city on foot or by truck. Some were posted in front of the ministries and the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC, in power). Public radio, cut off since Thursday night, broadcasting again. It aired only music and news from the laconic "military command". "Secret agreement" with Angola The "command" has served have "no ambition for power" and proposed a "unity government" in a meeting with political parties. But there is automatically assigned the ministries of Defense and Interior, and imposed a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 (GMT). The coup leaders have for the first time showed their faces during the meeting, where the PAIGC was absent: the principal leaders of the army, except Antonio Indjai, were there . The military claimed to have attempted to refute the "maneuvers" by the government to "to eliminate the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau by a foreign force." They denounce a "secret military agreement" concluded between them according to the power and Angola. Involved: the Angolan military mission (Missang) present in the country since 2011 and was used, according to the military in Guinea-Bissau, to "protect the government in a crisis". Monday in Bissau, the Angolan foreign minister, Georges Chicoty, announced the upcoming withdrawal of the force with 200 elements. Former colonial power, Portugal has defended the Angolan mission, "a safety factor and not a destabilizing factor," and denounced "vehemently" the blow. The Angolan presidency of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) has gone so far to threaten prosecution before the International Criminal Court. The members of the Security Council of the UN demanded "the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the legitimate government" to allow elections to take place as pre ; seen. The White House also condemned the coup, demanding the "immediate restoration of the legitimate government" of this country of West Africa. "We call for the release of all government leaders and urge all parties to resolve their differences through the democratic process," said a spokesman for the pre President Barack Obama. The AU has criticized a coup "unacceptable" and demanded the immediate release of detained persons. France condemned "the use of violence" and the U.S. urged Bissau to "restore the legitimate leadership of civilians". Guinea-Bissau has a history marked by coups, attempted military coups and political violence since independence in 1974. It has become in recent years a hub for cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe. The political situation was tense for several days. Thursday, hours before the unrest, the opposition led by former president Kumba Yala, who was supposed to face April 29 Carlos Gomes Junior, had called for a boycott of the presidential and warned anyone who would campaign.
GUINEA-BISSAU: The Acting President and Prime Minister arrested by soldiers
AFP - A new military coup was carried out in Guinea-Bissau Friday after the arrest of Acting President, the Prime Minister and Chief of Staff, in Capital now crisscrossed by the soldiers, two weeks of the presidential April 29. A "military command" set to the staff justified the new unrest in the region, three weeks after a coup in Mali, denouncing a "secret agreement" ; between the executive and Angola. In this country very unstable, rumors of coup were being insistent for days, as we approach the second round. "The army confirmed the filing of interim President Raimundo Pereira, Prime Minister Carlos Gomes Junior and the Chief of Staff, General Antonio Indjai. The three are safe and are under military control, "said a statement Friday night, removing any ambiguity about what was going on since yesterday. The attack - condemned by the UN and the White House - was launched Thursday night, mainly on residence in Bissau, Carlos Gomes Junior, strong man of the executive and favorite election. His house was attacked with rocket, while the military took control of the national radio and curled the city. Carlos Gomes Junior was "led to the base of San Vicente", 45 km north of Bissau, officials said military and diplomatic sources. The whereabouts of President and General Indjai Pereira was not known. Several politicians have also been arrested and taken to headquarters staff, a military source. Friday, soldiers have squared the city on foot or by truck. Some were posted in front of the ministries and the headquarters of the African Party for the Independence of Guinea-Bissau and Cape Verde (PAIGC, in power). Public radio, cut off since Thursday night, broadcasting again. It aired only music and news from the laconic "military command". "Secret agreement" with Angola The "command" has served have "no ambition for power" and proposed a "unity government" in a meeting with political parties. But there is automatically assigned the ministries of Defense and Interior, and imposed a curfew from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 (GMT). The coup leaders have for the first time showed their faces during the meeting, where the PAIGC was absent: the principal leaders of the army, except Antonio Indjai, were there . The military claimed to have attempted to refute the "maneuvers" by the government to "to eliminate the armed forces of Guinea-Bissau by a foreign force." They denounce a "secret military agreement" concluded between them according to the power and Angola. Involved: the Angolan military mission (Missang) present in the country since 2011 and was used, according to the military in Guinea-Bissau, to "protect the government in a crisis". Monday in Bissau, the Angolan foreign minister, Georges Chicoty, announced the upcoming withdrawal of the force with 200 elements. Former colonial power, Portugal has defended the Angolan mission, "a safety factor and not a destabilizing factor," and denounced "vehemently" the blow. The Angolan presidency of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) has gone so far to threaten prosecution before the International Criminal Court. The members of the Security Council of the UN demanded "the immediate restoration of constitutional order and the legitimate government" to allow elections to take place as pre ; seen. The White House also condemned the coup, demanding the "immediate restoration of the legitimate government" of this country of West Africa. "We call for the release of all government leaders and urge all parties to resolve their differences through the democratic process," said a spokesman for the pre President Barack Obama. The AU has criticized a coup "unacceptable" and demanded the immediate release of detained persons. France condemned "the use of violence" and the U.S. urged Bissau to "restore the legitimate leadership of civilians". Guinea-Bissau has a history marked by coups, attempted military coups and political violence since independence in 1974. It has become in recent years a hub for cocaine trafficking between South America and Europe. The political situation was tense for several days. Thursday, hours before the unrest, the opposition led by former president Kumba Yala, who was supposed to face April 29 Carlos Gomes Junior, had called for a boycott of the presidential and warned anyone who would campaign.