Op woensdag 24 december roept de onbekende kapitein zich uit tot president van de republiek, toegejuicht door duizenden Guineeërs. Op 25 december ensceneert hij de loyaliteit van de burgerregering, die zich neerlegt bij zijn ultimatum.
On Wednesday 24 December, the unknown captain declared himself the President of the Republic, he was cheered by thousands of Guineans and, on 25 December, he made a display of the allegiance offered by the civil government, who agreed to his ultimatum.