🇬🇳 Col Mamadi Doumbouya of the Guinean Army has staged a coup d'etat.
He appeared on TV saying President Alpha Conde has been deposed & that an 18 month transition period will now take place.
The Guinea MoD however claim to have prevented the coup.
theguardian.com/world/2021/sep…
He appeared on TV saying President Alpha Conde has been deposed & that an 18 month transition period will now take place.
The Guinea MoD however claim to have prevented the coup.
theguardian.com/world/2021/sep…
2/ NEW - The Leader of the coup d'etat in Guinea, Colonel Mamadi Doumbouya was a French Legionarie who reached the the rank of corporal before he returned to Guinea to lead a new Special Forces Unit created by the now deposed Alpha Condé.
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3/ In 2018, Aladji Cellou Camara, the director of information and public relations of the Guinean Army said:
“Commander Mamady Doumbouya brilliantly completed the operational protection specialist training at the International Security Academy (Israel),"
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“Commander Mamady Doumbouya brilliantly completed the operational protection specialist training at the International Security Academy (Israel),"
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4/ He went on adding Doumbouya completed:
"The unit commanders training course at the Infantry Application School (EAI - Senegal ), the training of staff officer (EEML Libreville, Gabon) and the Paris War School"
"The unit commanders training course at the Infantry Application School (EAI - Senegal ), the training of staff officer (EEML Libreville, Gabon) and the Paris War School"
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