Contemporary era · 2008
2008 Guinean coup d'état
On 23 December 2008, a coup d'état occurred in Guinea, 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 du Development, CNDD), headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, seized power and announced that it planned to rule the country for two years prior to a new presidential election.
- When
- 23 Dec 2008
- Where
- Guinea
- Era
- Contemporary
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