Opposition anger as Guinea’s junta leader is frontrunner to be elected president
Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coupIn September 2021, a tall, young colonel in the Guinean army announced that he and his comrades had forcibly seized power and toppled the longtime leader Alpha Condé.“The will of the...
<p>Mamady Doumbouya accused of betraying his promise to be the restorer of democracy after leading 2021 coup</p><p>In September 2021, a tall, young colonel in the Guinean army announced that he and his comrades had <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/06/guinea-president-held-in-military-detention-say-army-coup-leaders">forcibly seized power</a> and toppled the longtime leader Alpha Condé.</p><p>“The will of the strongest has always supplanted the law,” Mamady Doumbouya said in a speech, stressing that the soldiers were acting to restore the will of the people.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/27/guinea-junta-leader-mamady-doumbouya-frontrunner-president-election">Continue reading...</a>
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