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A coup d'état occurs in Guinea hours after the death of President Lansana Conté.
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2008 Guinean coup d'état
Military coup shortly after President Lansana Conté died
On 23 December 2008, a coup d'état occurred in Guinea, shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté. A junta called the National Council for Democracy and Development, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, seized power and announced that it planned to rule the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Guinea
Country in West Africa
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Lansana Conté
President of Guinea from 1984 to 2008
Lansana Conté was a Guinean politician and military officer who served as the second president of Guinea from 1984 until his death in 2008. Conté came to power in the 1984 Guinean coup d'état.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
December 23
Day of the year
December 23 is the 357th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; eight days remain until the end of the year.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)