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| Guinea-Bissau coup plotter flees | Guinea-Bissau coup plotter flees |
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| The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau last week has escaped to the Gambia, the armed forces say. | The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau last week has escaped to the Gambia, the armed forces say. |
| Rear Adm Americo Bubo Na Tchuto evaded house arrest in Guinea-Bissau. AFP news agency reports that he was detained shortly after entering the Gambia. | |
| Mr Na Tchuto is suspected of asking senior officers for help in ousting President Joao Bernardo Vieira. | Mr Na Tchuto is suspected of asking senior officers for help in ousting President Joao Bernardo Vieira. |
| The former Portuguese colony is in the throes of a political crisis that has seen the president dissolve parliament. | The former Portuguese colony is in the throes of a political crisis that has seen the president dissolve parliament. |
| That decision came a month after one of Guinea-Bissau's three main parties quit the unity government. | That decision came a month after one of Guinea-Bissau's three main parties quit the unity government. |
| Courting support | Courting support |
| Mr Na Tchuto, the West African nation's navy chief, had last Thursday telephoned several top officers, including the army's chief-of-staff, to request their assistance in his plan to depose the president, according to an army spokesman. | Mr Na Tchuto, the West African nation's navy chief, had last Thursday telephoned several top officers, including the army's chief-of-staff, to request their assistance in his plan to depose the president, according to an army spokesman. |
| He was put under house arrest but escaped on Monday, travelling to the Gambia by sea, the armed forces said. | He was put under house arrest but escaped on Monday, travelling to the Gambia by sea, the armed forces said. |
| He was reportedly arrested there by Gambian officials shortly after his arrival. | He was reportedly arrested there by Gambian officials shortly after his arrival. |
| Guinea-Bissau, one of the world's poorest countries, is no stranger to coups. | Guinea-Bissau, one of the world's poorest countries, is no stranger to coups. |
| President Vieira first came to power on the back of a military coup in 1980, while he was head of the armed forces. | President Vieira first came to power on the back of a military coup in 1980, while he was head of the armed forces. |
| He was toppled in 1999 but returned to win the presidency as an independent in 2005. | He was toppled in 1999 but returned to win the presidency as an independent in 2005. |