In a dramatic turn of events, a group of army officers in Guinea-Bissau announced they had seized power on Wednesday, just a day before the scheduled release of results from a highly contested presidential election. The officers declared they had ousted President Umaro Sissoco Embalo, suspended the electoral process, closed the nation’s borders, and imposed a curfew. The announcement was made on state television by spokesperson Diniz N’Tchama, who stated that the military had formed ‘The High Military Command for the Restoration of Order’ to govern the West African nation indefinitely.