The military after staging the uprising captured and detained the president of Guinea, and seized control of the nation, adding another potential coup d’etat to the country’s long record of military takeovers.
President Alpha Condé was in custody following hours of gunfire in the capital, Conakry, and warnings for people to stay indoors.
This reminds me of the failed Okah coup in Nigeria
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ReplyDeleteTerrified residents of the central Kaloum district have heeded their orders to stay at home.
ReplyDeleteIn the video, the soldiers from a unit of elite special forces ask President Condé to confirm he is unharmed but he refuses to respond.
They say that all land and air borders have been closed and the government dissolved.
The only bridge connecting the mainland to the Kaloum peninsular, which houses most ministries and the presidential palace, has been sealed off and many soldiers, some heavily armed, have been posted around the palace, a military source told Reuters news agency.
There are unconfirmed reports that three soldiers have been killed.
President Condé was re-elected for a controversial third term in office amid violent protests last year
Those who makes peaceful change impossible, makes violent change inevitable.
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ReplyDelete83 years old served two terms and still rigged himself into power for third term last year.His people are not happy with him.However Military system of government is not the best form of goverment.I condemn the coup d tat.
ReplyDelete83 years old served two terms and still rigged himself into power for third term last year.His people are not happy with him.However Military system of government is not the best form of goverment.I condemn the coup d tat.
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