The National Council for Democracy and Development (french: Conseil national pour la démocratie et le développement, CNDD) was the ruling
junta
Junta may refer to:
Government and military
* Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones
** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by ...
of
Guinea from 2008 to 2010.
Historical background
The CNDD seized power in the
2008 Guinean coup d'état
The 2008 Guinean coup d'état occurred in Guinea on 23 December 2008, shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté. A junta called the National Council for Democracy and Development (french: Conseil National de la Démocratie et ...
on 23 December 2008. This followed the death of the previous long-serving President,
.
Government
On 5 May 2009 the government recalled thirty of the country's overseas ambassadors - about three quarters of the nation's total. No reason was given for the decision.
Members
On 23 December, the CNDD announced that the Council's members were:
["Economie et Politique : Liste des membres du CNDD"]
, Guineenews, 23 December 2008 .["Guinea coup leaders name council"]
BBC News, 24 December 2008.
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Captain Moussa Dadis Camara
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (; born 1 January 1964), now called Moïse Dadis Camara (),''Le Populaire'', , N°3232, 31 August 2010, p. 2 is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 15 Ja ...
- previously head of the army's fuel supplies unit
[
# ]Brigadier General
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Mamadouba Camara
# Lt-Col
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Sékouba Konaté
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- previously head of an elite army unit [
# Lt-Col Mathurin Bangoura
# Lt-Col Aboubacar Sidiki Camara
# ]Commandant
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Oumar Baldé
# Commandant Mamadi Mara
# Commandant Almamy Camara
# Lieutenant
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Mamadou Bhoye Diallo
# Captain Kolako Béavogui
# Lt-Col Kandia Mara
# Colonel Sékou Mara
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Bordeaux
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# Morciré Camara
# Alpha Yaya Diallo
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# Lt-Col Mamadou Korka Diallo
# Captain Kéléti Faro
# Lieutenant Colonel Fodéba Touré
# Commandant Cheick Tidiane Camara
# Colonel
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Sékou Sako
# Sub-Lieutenant Claude Pivi
# Lieutenant Saa Alphonse Touré
# Moussa Kéïta
# Aédor Bah
# Commandant Bamou Lama
# Mohamed Lamine Kaba
# Captain Daman Condé
# Commandant Amadou Doumbouya
# Lieutenant Moussa Kékoro Camara
# Chief Adjutant Issa Camara
# Lt-Col Abdoulaye Chérif Diaby
# Dr Diakité Aboubacar Chérif
# Mamadi Condé
# Sub-Lieutenant Cheick Ahmed Touré
See also
* Moussa Dadis Camara#December 2008 army intervention
* Lansana Conté#Death
* Politics of Guinea
Politics of Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Guinea is both head of state and head of government of Guinea. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legisla ...
References
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