Horta Inta-A Na Man
Horta Inta-A Na Man | |
|---|---|
| President of Guinea-Bissau | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Braima Camará Ilídio Vieira Té |
| Preceded by | Dinis Incanha[citation needed] (as Spokesperson (Head) of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order)[3][4] Umaro Sissoco Embaló (as President) |
| Head of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order | |
| Assumed office 27 November 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Dinis Incanha[citation needed] (as Spokesperson)[3][4] |
| Chief of General Staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People | |
| In office 2023 – 27 November 2025 | |
| President | Umaro Sissoco Embaló Dinis Incanha (as Spokesperson (Head) of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order)[3][4] |
| Succeeded by | Tomas Djassi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1960 (age 64–65)[citation needed] |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Guinea-Bissau |
| Branch/service |  Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People |
| Rank |  General |
Horta Inta-A Na Man[b] is a Bissau-Guinean general who has served as the transitional president of Guinea-Bissau and head of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order since the 2025 coup d'état.[5]
He was born in the 1960s to a family from the Balanta ethnic group.[6] He attended a Soviet military school, and he wears a badge on his uniform from his time in the Soviet Union.[7][8]
He was the commander of a battalion of the Presidential Guard, and helped defend then-president Umaro Sissoco Embaló from a coup-attempt in February 2022.[9] He was then promoted to Brigadier General and made the commander of the National Guard, a position he held until June 2023, when he was promoted to Major General.[10]
Between 2023 and 2025 he was the chief of general staff of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People, the military of Guinea-Bissau.
As transitional president, he has installed a 27-person government, led by Prime Minister Ilídio Vieira, the former Finance Minister under Umaro Sissoco Embaló.[11]
Notes
[edit]- ^ In his capacity as Head of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order.[1][2]
- ^ Also spelled N'Tam and N'Ta.
References
[edit]- ^ "General Horta N'Tam sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional leader following coup". France 24. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau soldiers announce Gen. Horta N'Ta as junta leader". Africanews. 27 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Guinea-Bissau military officers seize control, detain president and shut borders". France 24. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ a b c "Streets deserted in G.Bissau capital after military takeover". France 24. 27 November 2025. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "General Horta Inta-A empossado Presidente de transição". RTP. 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Horta N'Tam - Guinea-Bissau". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Golpe na Guiné-Bissau: Empossado presidente de transição". DW. 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Presidente guineense exonera chefe do Exército e nomeia para cargo chefe particular". Visão. 29 September 2023. Archived from the original on 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Horta N'Tam - Guinea-Bissau". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ "Horta N'Tam - Guinea-Bissau". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
- ^ Agency, Ecofin. "Guinea-Bissau Transition Leader Installs New 27-Member Government". Ecofin Agency. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
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