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Guinea-Bissau’s junta leader, General Horta N’Tam, has been promoted to the rank of major general, the highest in the country’s armed forces.
This is according to a decree he signed and published himself on Thursday.
N’Tam had previously held the rank of brigadier general. Under the new decree, he has now been elevated to the rank of major general, carrying four stars instead of two.
The army had seized power in November, just days after the country’s presidential elections, overthrowing President Umaro Sissoco Embalo and suspending the electoral process.
The junta claimed it seized power in November to prevent bloodshed between supporters of rival candidates in the elections.
Both President Embalo and opposition candidate Fernando Dias had declared victory even as the country still awaited official results.
N’Tam has now set December 6 as the date for new presidential and legislative elections meant to return power to civilians.
Before November, Guinea-Bissau had already undergone four military takeovers and a host of attempted revolts since gaining independence from Portugal in 1974.
