# Dinis Incanha

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{{Short description|Bissau-Guinean military officer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific_prefix = [Brigadier General](/source/Brigadier_general)
| name             = Dinis Incanha
| image            =
| office           = [Chief of the High Command](/source/Chief_of_the_High_Command)
| term_start       = 26 November 2025
| term_end         = 27 November 2025
| president        = ''Vacant''
| prime_minister   = [Braima Camará](/source/Braima_Camar%C3%A1)
| predecessor      = ''Office established''<br />[Umaro Sissoco Embaló](/source/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3)<br>{{small|(as [President](/source/President_of_Guinea-Bissau))}}
| successor        = [Horta Inta-A Na Man](/source/Horta_Inta-A_Na_Man)
| office1          = Head of the Military Office of the [Presidency](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau)
| term_start1      = 24 February 2021
| term_end1        = 
| president1       = [Umaro Sissoco Embaló](/source/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3)<br />''Vacant''<br />[Horta Inta-A Na Man](/source/Horta_Inta-A_Na_Man) (''transitional'')
| predecessor1     = [António Abel](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Abel)
| successor1       = 
| birth_name       = 
| birth_date       = {{birth date and age|df=y|1960|8|15}}{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}
| birth_place      = 
| death_date       = 
| death_place      = 
| party            = 
| spouse           = 
| allegiance       = {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}
| branch           = {{armed forces|Guinea-Bissau|name=Revolutionary Armed Forces of the People}}
| rank             = 20px [Brigadier general](/source/Brigadier_general) 
}}
'''Dinis Incanha'''<ref name="DW 24-2-2021">{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/guin%C3%A9-bissau-o-que-significam-as-trocas-nas-for%C3%A7as-armadas/a-56664063 |title=Guiné-Bissau: O que significam as trocas nas Forças Armadas|publisher=DW|date=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="RFI 24-2-2021">{{Cite web |date=2021-02-24 |title=Chefe de Estado guineense muda chefia da Casa Militar da presidência |url=https://www.rfi.fr/pt/guin%C3%A9-bissau/20210224-chefe-de-estado-guineense-muda-chefia-da-casa-militar-da-presid%C3%AAncia |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=RFI |language=pt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=8 September 2014 |publisher=Correio da Manhã Canadá |title=Chefes militares da Guiné-Bissau sem dinheiro para viajar para reunião internacional |url=https://www.correiodamanhacanada.com/chefes-militares-da-guine-bissau-sem-dinheiro-para-viajar-para-reuniao-internacional/}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>{{efn|Also spelled '''N'Tchama''' and '''N'Canha'''.}} (born 15 August 1960{{citation needed|date=December 2025}}) is a Bissau-Guinean [brigadier general](/source/brigadier_general) who led the [2025 coup d'état](/source/2025_Guinea-Bissau_coup_d'%C3%A9tat)<ref>{{cite web | title=Guinea-Bissau army officers say they have seized power; president arrested | url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/26/guinea-bissau-army-claims-total-control-after-gunshots-heard-in-capital }}</ref> becoming the [Chief](/source/Chief_of_the_High_Command) of the [High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order](/source/High_Military_Command_for_the_Restoration_of_National_Security_and_Public_Order) afterwards. Before the coup, he served as the head of the military office of the [presidency](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-26 |title=Live: Guinea-Bissau military officers announce 'all borders closed' after taking control of country |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251126-live-guinea-bissau-military-officers-coup-elections-president-embalo |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Army officers say they have seized power in Guinea-Bissau |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/sustained-gunfire-near-guinea-bissau-election-commission-building-witnesses-say-2025-11-26/ |access-date=26 November 2025 |work=[Reuters](/source/Reuters)}}</ref> He was Guinea-Bissau's ''de facto'' [leader](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau) as Spokesperson of the military junta for a day from 26 to 27 November 2025 after leading the coup d'état, becoming the shortest-serving head of state in Bissau-Guinean history.

He was appointed the presidency's military office head ({{langx|pt|Chefe da Casa Militar da Presidência}}) in February 2021 replacing General [António Abel](/source/Ant%C3%B3nio_Abel).<ref name="RFI 24-2-2021"/> He was a [colonel](/source/colonel) then but was later promoted to [brigadier general](/source/brigadier_general).

In a televised announcement on 26 November 2025, Incanha announced that the military had taken "total control" of the country and had arrested President [Umaro Sissoco Embaló](/source/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3), as well as other leaders, and announced the establishment of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-11-26 |title=Guinea-Bissau coup: Soldiers say they have taken power as President Umaro Sissoco Embaló arrested |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o |access-date=2025-11-26 |website=www.bbc.com |language=en-GB}}</ref> He stated that it would rule the country until further notice and appealed for calm among the populace. Incanha suspended all political institutions and media outlets<ref name="ap">{{cite news |date=26 November 2025 |title=Soldiers in Guinea-Bissau appear on state television saying they have seized power in the country |url=https://apnews.com/article/guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-unrest-election-2a1371eb1ceb25596b99c4cc4062bc95 |work=AP News}}</ref> and the electoral process, closed international borders,<ref name="f24">{{cite news |date=26 November 2025 |title=Guinea-Bissau military officers claim 'total control' of country |url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251126-gunfire-heard-near-guinea-bissau-presidential-palace-provisional-election-results-expected |work=France 24}}</ref> and imposed an indefinite overnight curfew.<ref name="aljazeera">{{cite news |date=26 November 2025 |title=Guinea-Bissau army officers claim 'total control' as gunshots rock capital |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/26/guinea-bissau-army-claims-total-control-after-gunshots-heard-in-capital |work=Al Jazeera}}</ref>

On 27 November 2025, he presided over the investiture ceremony of General [Horta Inta-A Na Man](/source/Horta_Inta-A_Na_Man) as [Transitional](/source/Provisional_government) [President of Guinea-Bissau](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau) and Chief of the High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/pt-002/golpe-na-guin%C3%A9-bissau-empossado-presidente-de-transi%C3%A7%C3%A3o/live-74922279|title=Golpe na Guiné-Bissau: Empossado presidente de transição|publisher=DW|date=27 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/general-horta-inta-a-empossado-presidente-de-transicao_n1701068|title=General Horta Inta-A empossado Presidente de transição|publisher=RTP|date=27 November 2025}}</ref>

==2025 coup d'état and leadership==
{{Main|2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état}}
On 26 November 2025, just as the [general election](/source/2025_Guinea-Bissau_general_election) results were about to be announced, [gunshot](/source/gunshot)s were heard in [Bissau](/source/Bissau) near the [Presidential Palace](/source/Presidential_Palace%2C_Bissau).<ref name="aljazeera"/><ref name="f24"/> Incanha then appeared on [state television](/source/state_television) with a group of officers confirming that a [coup](/source/2025_Guinea-Bissau_coup_d'%C3%A9tat) has happened, with President Embaló being overthrown and subsequently arrested.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o|title=Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president|work=BBC|date=26 November 2025}}</ref> In his speech, Incanha said that the coup happened due to plans to "destabilise Guinea-Bissau" made by politicians, domestic and foreign figures, and a "well-known drug lord".<ref name="dw">{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/guinea-bissau-military-deposes-president-embalo-after-vote/a-74909428|title=Guinea-Bissau military deposes President Embalo after vote|work=DW|date=26 November 2025}}</ref>

A few hours later, Incanha and the other officers then announced the formation of the [High Military Command for the Restoration of National Security and Public Order](/source/High_Military_Command_for_the_Restoration_of_National_Security_and_Public_Order), with Incanha becoming its [chief](/source/Chief_of_the_High_Command) and thus the country's ''[de facto](/source/de_facto)'' leader.<ref name="dw"/><ref name="bbc-20251126">{{cite news |last1=Negoce |first1=Nicolas |last2=Njie |first2=Paul |last3=Chibelushi |first3=Wedaeli |date=26 November 2025 |title=Soldiers seize power in Guinea-Bissau and detain the president |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o |access-date=30 November 2025 |work=BBC News |location=London |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251201032243/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0edww3qgq2o |archive-date=1 December 2025 |language=en-gb}}</ref> However, a day after the coup on 27 November, Incanha stepped down and handed over power to [General](/source/General_officer) [Horta Inta-A Na Man](/source/Horta_Inta-A_Na_Man).<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.africanews.com/2025/11/27/guinea-bissau-soldiers-announce-gen-horta-nta-as-junta-leader/ |title=Guinea-Bissau soldiers announce Gen. Horta N'Ta as junta leader |work=Africanews |date=27 November 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.france24.com/en/africa/20251127-general-horta-nta-sworn-in-as-guinea-bissau-transitional-leader-following-coup|title=General Horta N'Tam sworn in as Guinea-Bissau transitional leader following coup|work=France 24|date=27 November 2025}}</ref> Incanha thus became the shortest-serving leader in Bissau-Guinean history, and also subsequently retained his role as the head of the military office of the presidency.

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| before = [Umaro Sissoco Embaló](/source/Umaro_Sissoco_Embal%C3%B3)<br>{{small|as [President](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau)}}
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| title = [Chief of the High Command](/source/Chief_of_the_High_Command)
| years = 2025
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| after = [Horta Inta-A Na Man](/source/Horta_Inta-A_Na_Man)<br>{{small|as [Transitional President](/source/List_of_presidents_of_Guinea-Bissau) and [Chief of the High Command](/source/Chief_of_the_High_Command)}}
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Category:Living people
Category:Bissau-Guinean generals
Category:Leaders who took power by coup
Category:20th-century Bissau-Guinean people
Category:21st-century Bissau-Guinean people
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:1960 births

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