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| Guinea-Bissau coup plotter held | Guinea-Bissau coup plotter held |
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| The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau last week has been arrested in the Gambia, officials say. | The alleged leader of a coup attempt in Guinea-Bissau last week has been arrested in the Gambia, officials say. |
| Rear Adm Americo Bubo Na Tchuto earlier escaped from house arrest in Guinea-Bissau, travelling to the nearby country by sea, Gambian officials said. | |
| The navy chief is suspected of asking senior officers for help in ousting President Joao Bernardo Vieira. | The navy chief 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 |
| Last Thursday, Mr Na Tchuto telephoned several top officers to request their assistance in his plan to depose the president, an army spokesman said. | Last Thursday, Mr Na Tchuto telephoned several top officers to request their assistance in his plan to depose the president, an army spokesman said. |
| He was put under house arrest but escaped to the Gambia on Monday, where he was reportedly arrested shortly after his arrival. | He was put under house arrest but escaped to the Gambia on Monday, where he was reportedly arrested shortly after his arrival. |
| Guinea-Bissau, one of the world's poorest countries, has a history of coups. | Guinea-Bissau, one of the world's poorest countries, has a history of 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. |