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Guinea is at a turning point after decades of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Sekou TOURE ruled the country as president from independence to his death in 1984. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after TOURE’s death. Gen. CONTE organized and won presidential elections in 1993, 1998, and 2003, though results were questionable due to a lack in transparency and neutrality in the electoral process. Upon CONTE’s death in December 2008, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that peaked in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people. In early December 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and exiled to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by Gen. Sekouba KONATE paved the way for Guinea’s transition to a fledgling democracy. The country held its first free and competitive democratic presidential and legislative elections in 2010 and 2013 respectively, and in October 2015 held a second consecutive presidential election. Alpha CONDE was reelected to a second five-year term as president in 2015, and the National Assembly was seated in January 2014. CONDE’s first cabinet is the first all-civilian government in Guinea. The country held a successful political dialogue in August and September 2016 that brought together the government and opposition to address long-standing tensions. Local elections were held in February 2018, and disputed results in some of the races resulted in ongoing protests against CONDE’s government.
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World Factbook
2020
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Guinea map (World Factbook, modified)
People Groups
Americans, U.S.
Arab, Lebanese
Badyara
Baga Binari
Baga Fore, Black Baga
Baga Koga
Baga Mandouri
Baga Sitemu, Tchitem
Balanta, Kentohe
Bambara
Bandi
Bassari
Dan, Yakuba
Deaf
French
Fula Jalon
Fulani, Fulakunda
Fulani, Pulaar
Jahanka
Kakabe
Kissi
Kla-Dan
Kono
Kpelle, Guinea
Krio, Creole
Kru
Kuranko
Landoma
Lele
Limba, East
Limba, West
Maan
Mandeni, Mmani
Maninka, Eastern
Maninka, Konyanka
Maninka, Sankaran
Manya, Mandingo
Mende
Mogofin
Nalu
Soninke, Sarakolé
Susu
Temne
Toma
Wamei, Konyagi
Wassulu
Yalunka
Zialo
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Guinea (Prayercast)
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Guinea (Operation World)
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Guinea (World Factbook website)
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Guinea (WorldBank)
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