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The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé is captured by armed forces during a coup d'état.

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Alpha Condé

President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021

Alpha Condé is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against then-President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and 1998 presidential elections and…
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2021 Guinean coup d'état

Military overthrow of President Alpha Condé

On 5 September 2021, President of Guinea Alpha Condé was captured by the country's armed forces in a coup d'état after gunfire in the capital, Conakry. Special forces commander Mamady Doumbouya released a broadcast on state television announcing the dissolution of the…
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September 5

Day of the year

September 5 is the 248th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 117 days remain until the end of the year.
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