Head of the High Military Command

Head of the High Military Command
Emblem of Guinea-Bissau
Incumbent Horta Inta-A Na Man since 27 November 2025
Type	De facto leader:[1] Head of state (de facto) Head of government (de facto)[2][3]
Member of	High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order
Appointer	High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order[4][5]
Term length	One year[6][7]
Formation	26 November 2025
First holder	Dinis Incanha

The Head of the High Military Command^[a] refers to the leading position of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order, which is the de facto head of state and de facto head of government and with it the de facto leader of Guinea-Bissau.^[14]

A faction of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People led by Dinis Incanha have overthrown Umaro Sissoco Embaló on 26 November 2025. In a broadcast on the same day Dinis Incanha confirmed this and also announced that the military took over and that the borders are closed. Further he told the public that the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order, a military junta was established, to administrate the country for a interim period.^[15][16] Incanha who is the Spokesman and Head of the Military Household and also the Head of the Military Office of the Presidency, became the first Head of the junta.^{[17][18][19][20][21]}

The term of Dinis Incanha lasted only one day, he stepped down from office and the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order appointed on the same day Horta Inta-A Na Man as his successor and as Transitional President of the country.

After his appointment as Head of the junta, it was made clear that he will serve as the head and as the transitional president for interim period of one year.^[22][23] In his first act as the head of the junta and as the transitional president, Inta-A appointed Ilídio Vieira Té, an ally of Embaló and the current finance minister as prime minister.^[24] The military junta established the "National Transitional Council" in December 2025.^[25] The junta released a transitional charter in December 2025 that banned Horta from running for election. Between 21 January and 22 January 2026, Horta Inta-A Na Man announced a decree authorising elections for the legislature and the presidency to be held on 6 December 2026, after it deemed that "all the conditions for organising free, fair and transparent elections have been met".^[26][27] After the election the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order and the Head of the High Military Command are planned to be disolved.

• High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order
• President of Guinea-Bissau
• Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau
• Vice President of Guinea-Bissau

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