Alpha Condé
Alpha Condé (born 4 March 1938) is a Guinean politician. He became the President of Guinea. He began his term as President in 2010. The president before him was Sékouba Konaté.[1] The news reported he may have been bribed by a mining company.[2]
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| President of Guinea | |
| In office 21 December 2010 – 5 September 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Marie Doré Mohamed Said Fofana Mamady Youla Ibrahima Kassory Fofana |
| Preceded by | Sékouba Konaté (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Mamady Doumbouya (Interim) |
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| Born | 4 March 1938 Boké, French Guinea (now Guinea) |
| Political party | Rally of the Guinean People |
| Spouse(s) | Djene Kaba Condé |
| Alma mater | Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
Condé was arrested and removed from power on 5 September 2021 by members of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces.[3]
On December 9, 2022, the US Treasury published a list of more than forty personalities targeted by sanctions for acts of corruption and human rights violations. Among the targets of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the financial control body of the Treasury Department is Alpha Condé.[1].
Alpha Condé Media
Photo prise le 8 juillet 2007 près de Paris
Alpha Condé (third from left) in 2011
Alpha Condé, his wife and the Obamas in August 2014
Modi and Condé in New Delhi, October 2015
Protests in Conakry on 24 October 2019
Condé with Russian president Vladimir Putin in 2017
National Order of Merit - Grand Cross (Guinea)
Order of the Most Ancient Welwitschia Mirabilis BAR
Ribbon bar of Order of Friendship
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References
- ↑ "Guinea's President and First Lady to attend the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS".
- ↑ Hume, Neil; Burgis, Tom (19 November 2016). "Rio Tinto adviser's links to Guinea president raise bribery questions". Financial Times. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ↑ "Guinea coup attempt: Soldiers claim to seize power from Alpha Condé" (in en-GB). BBC News. 5 September 2021. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58453778. Retrieved 5 September 2021.