National Council for Democracy and Development
Appearance
The National Council for Democracy and Development (French: Conseil national pour la démocratie et le développement, CNDD) was the ruling junta of Guinea from 2008 to 2010.
Historical background
[edit]The CNDD seized power in the 2008 Guinean coup d'état on 23 December 2008. This followed the death of the previous long-serving President, Lansana Conté.
Government
[edit]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.[1]
Members
[edit]On 23 December, the CNDD announced that the Council's members were:[2][3]
- Captain Moussa Dadis Camara - previously head of the army's fuel supplies unit [3]
- Brigadier General Mamadouba Camara
- Lt-Col Sékouba Konaté - previously head of an elite army unit [3]
- Lt-Col Mathurin Bangoura
- Lt-Col Aboubacar Sidiki Camara
- Commandant Oumar Baldé
- Commandant Mamadi Mara
- Commandant Almamy Camara
- Lieutenant Mamadou Bhoye Diallo
- Captain Kolako Béavogui
- Lt-Col Kandia Mara
- Colonel Sékou Mara
- Morciré Camara
- Alpha Yaya Diallo
- Lt-Col Mamadou Korka Diallo
- Captain Kéléti Faro
- Lieutenant Colonel Fodéba Touré
- Commandant Cheick Tidiane Camara
- Colonel 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Guinea junta recalls 30 ambassadors". The Tocqueville Connection. 2009-05-06. Archived from the original on May 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-07.
- ^ "Economie et Politique : Liste des membres du CNDD" Archived 2008-12-26 at the Wayback Machine, Guineenews, 23 December 2008 (in French).
- ^ a b c "Guinea coup leaders name council", BBC News, 24 December 2008.