Retrograde in History · 2025
2025 Guinea-Bissau coup d'état
On November 26, 2025, Mercury was mid-loop — retrograde in Scorpio, tracing backward through 21°41′ of the sign.
WhenNovember 26, 2025♏︎Scorpio 21°41′Rx windowNov 9 – Nov 29, 2025
The record
On 26 November 2025, Guinea-Bissau’s President Umaro Sissoco Embaló was arrested in a military coup led by Brigadier General Dinis Incanha, just one day before the official announcement of the general election results.
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