00:00Guinea-Bissau has entered a new political chapter as General Oten Tam was sworn in as the country's transitional president for one year.
00:08The ceremony took place in Bissau under tight military security marking the consolidation of a coup launched just days after a disputed national election.
00:18General Oten Tam, formerly the Army's Chief of Land Forces, addressed the nation shortly after taking office.
00:24It justified the military intervention as a necessary step to prevent what it described as a destabilizing plot linked to criminal networks.
00:33The military has suspended the electoral process and dissolved key institutions assuming full control of the state during this transitional period.
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