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The 1984 Guinean coup d'état was the bloodless military coup that took place in Guinea on 3 April 1984, led by Colonel Lansana Conté.[1] It led to the deposition of Prime Minister Louis Lansana Beavogui, who held the office since 1972, and assumed interim presidential powers on 26 March, when the long-time President Ahmed Sékou Touré died during an emergency heart operation at the Cleveland Clinic in the United States.[2][3]
The coup[]
The military struck just hours before the political bureau of the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG), the only legally permitted party in the country, was to select a new leader. Interim president Beavogui was expected to win.[1] Under the Constitution, the new leader would have been automatically elected to a seven-year term as president, and would have been confirmed in office via a referendum. Colonel Conté suspended the constitution and dissolved the PDG, the National Assembly and all mass organizations. A Military Committee of National Restoration (CMNR) was created as the ruling junta.[1] He ordered the release of political prisoners held at Camp Boiro concentration camp.[4] Conté was named new President on 5 April.[5]
Aftermath[]
Eventually, a power struggle developed between Conté and a fellow member of the CMNR, Diarra Traoré (who briefly served as Prime Minister in April–December 1984), with the latter being executed in the aftermath of a failed coup attempt in July 1985.[6][7] Conté took advantage of the coup attempt to execute several of Ahmed Sekou Touré's close associates, including his half-brother Ismaël Touré (former chief prosecutor at Camp Boiro), Mamadi Keïta, Siaka Touré (former commander of Camp Boiro), Moussa Diakité,[8] and Abdoulaye Touré (former Minister of Foreign Affairs).[9]
Conté remained in power until his death on 22 December 2008,[10][11] which was almost immediately followed by another coup d'état, led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara.[12][13]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "GUINEA'S MILITARY ASSUMES CONTROL; SEALS OFF NATION". The New York Times. 4 April 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/04/world/guinea-s-military-assumes-control-seals-off-nation.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "AHMED SEKOU TOURE, GUINEAN PRESIDENT, 62, DIES". The New York Times. 27 March 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/27/obituaries/ahmed-sekou-toure-guinean-president-62-dies-conakry-guinea-march-26-upi.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ Pace, Eric (March 28, 1984). "Ahmed Sekou Toure, a Radical Hero". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/03/28/obituaries/ahmed-sekou-toure-a-radical-hero.html.
- ↑ "IN POST-COUP GUINEA, A JAIL IS THROWN OPEN". The New York Times. 12 April 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/12/world/in-post-coup-guinea-a-jail-is-thrown-open.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "COLONEL IS NAMED GUINEAN PRESIDENT". The New York Times. 6 April 1984. https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/06/world/colonel-is-named-guinean-president.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "COUP ATTEMPT FOILED IN GUINEA; ARMY SEARCHES FOR REBEL LEADER". The New York Times. 6 July 1985. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/06/world/coup-attempt-foiled-in-guinea-army-searches-for-rebel-leader.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ "LEADER OF GUINEA UPRISING TO BE SHOT, PRESIDENT SAYS". The New York Times. 8 July 1985. https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/08/world/leader-of-guinea-uprising-to-be-shot-president-says.html. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ↑ Lewin 2009, pp. 27.
- ↑ Thomas O'Toole, Janice E. Baker (2005). "Toure, Al Jajj Abdoulaya". Historical dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. p. 195. ISBN 0-8108-4634-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=kIiHwg3Y5u4C&pg=PA195.
- ↑ "Guinea's long-time military leader Conte dies", AFP, 23 December 2008.
- ↑ "Guinea's dictator, Lansana Conte, dies", Associated Press (International Herald Tribune), 23 December 2008.
- ↑ "Military-led group announces coup in Guinea", Associated Press, 23 December 2008.
- ↑ "Death of Guinea dictator prompts 'coup'", AFP (Sydney Morning Herald), 23 December 2008.
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