Republic of Guinea

This article is about the specific polity Republic of Guinea and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Is a country in West Africa, bordering Guinea-Bissau, Senegal, Mali, Cote D'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It gained independency from France in 1958.

Establishment

October 1958: French Guinea became independent from France in 1958 after its voters rejected Charles de Gaulle's Constitution of 1958. This led to the territory joining the Republic of Guinea.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 1980: Guinea aligned itself with the Soviet Union and adopted socialist policies.

April 1984: On April 3, 1984, a military junta led by Lansana Conté and Diarra Traoré took power in Guinea without bloodshed. Conté was declared President and Traoré Prime Minister. Conté condemned his predecessor's human rights abuses, released 250 political prisoners and persuaded some 200,000 people to return to Guinea. He turned away from socialism, but without taking any steps towards democracy.