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1. Guinea-Bissauan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolves parliament, citing an attempted coup d'état.
   2023-12-05 10:31:30 (First version)
2. Guinea-Bissauan President Umaro Sissoco Embaló dissolves the National People's Assembly, citing an attempted coup d'état.
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