President of Guinea-Bissau from 2020 until his arrest in a military coup in November 2025. He came to power following a disputed election, after which the army occupied state offices before his inauguration. He dissolved parliament following an alleged coup attempt in 2023 and ruled without a legislature thereafter. The cocaine trade flourished under his tenure.
He fancied himself as Donald Trump's Africa whisperer and lobbied to arrange a meeting of five west African leaders at the White House in mid-2025. He made around 300 foreign visits since taking power, many of them, according to one African leader, without being invited.
The world is moving so fast these days that the man who says it can't be done is generally interrupted by someone doing it.