The military leaders who seized power and dissolved Guinea’s National Assembly say they will set up a transitional government, Voice of America reports. The details of the promised transition were not immediately clear, but they followed widespread condemnation of the coup from the international community. In a speech the day after his men declared on national television that they had arrested the president and dissolved the country’s constitution, Army Colonel Mamady Doumbouya promised a “government of national union”.
The whereabouts of President Alpha Conde were not immediately clear. Pictures of him, wearing a wrinkled shirt and jeans and sitting on a couch surrounded by soldiers, were being shared on several news outlets.
In October, the president won a third term in office after amending the constitution to allow him to run for a third term. The controversial election sparked violent protests throughout the country.
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- Guinea: What We Know About Guinea Coup Leader Mamady Doumbouya, a Master of WarRFI, 6 SEPTEMBER 2021A sensational coup d’etat in the west African nation of Guinea was led by Lieutenant Colonel Mamady Doumbouya, head of the army’s Special Forces Group. So what do we know about the… Read more »
- South Africa: SA Expresses Concern Over Guinea CoupSANEWS.GOV.ZA, 6 SEPTEMBER 2021
