Alpha Condé
President of Guinea from 2010 to 2021 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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Alpha Condé | |
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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) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1938-03-04) 4 March 1938 (age 86) Boké, French Guinea (now Guinea) |
Political party | Rally of the Guinean People |
Spouse(s) | Djene Kaba Condé |
Alma mater | Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
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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..