Mamadi Doumbouya
 Mamadi Doumbouya    (politician) | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 March 1980 French Guinea | |||||||||||
| Nationality | Guinean | |||||||||||
| Religion | Islam | |||||||||||
New President of Guinea who took over from Alpha Condé after a coup d'état.
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Mamadi Doumbouya overthrew Alpha Condé in the 2021 Guinean coup d'état.[1]
He is a special forces Lieutenant-Colonel and was presented in corporate media as a former French legionnaire.[2] However, what wasn't reported was that he had been trained by the United States AFRICOM.
He was officially sworn in as president on 1 October 2021.[3]
Personal life
His wife is a French policewoman.[4]
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References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58453778
- ↑ https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/guinea-swears-coup-leader-interim-president-2021-10-01///
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58761621
- ↑ https://www.thesierraleonetelegraph.com/is-dissent-an-act-of-faith-in-a-democracy-lessons-from-the-guinean-military-coup/
