Events in the year 2020 in

Guinea Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

: Alpha Condé *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Ibrahima Kassory Fofana Ibrahima Kassory Fofana (born 15 April 1954) is a Guinean politician who served as Prime Minister of Guinea between 21 May 2018 and 5 September 2021. A macro-economist and specialist in economic policy, he previously held several strategic posit ...

Events

* 13 March - Guinea's first confirmed

COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by a virus, the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The first known case was COVID-19 pandemic in Hubei, identified in Wuhan, China, in December ...

case was reported. A Belgian national who is an employee of the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

delegation in Guinea has tested positive for COVID-19. * 6 September – The

Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea The Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (french: Union des forces démocratiques de Guinée, UFDG) is a social-liberal political party in Guinea. The party was founded in 1991 by a number of opposition parties and groups. In October 2002 it was ...

(UFDG) nominates former prime minister Cellou Dalein Diallo as president in the October 18 election. * 15-16 October - Armed gunmen attack the Somoreyah military base in

Kindia Kindia ( N’ko: ߞߌ߲ߘߌߦߊ߫) is the fourth largest city in Guinea, lying about 85 miles northeast of the nation's capital, Conakry. Its estimated population in 2008 was 181,126. Kindia serves as the capital and largest city of Kindia Prefe ...

, about outside of the capital

Conakry Conakry (; ; sus, Kɔnakiri; N’ko: ߞߐߣߊߞߙߌ߫, Fula: ''Konaakiri'' 𞤑𞤮𞤲𞤢𞥄𞤳𞤭𞤪𞤭) is the capital and largest city of Guinea. A port city, it serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea. Its p ...

, killing the camp's commander (Mamady Condé), according to a statement released by the defence ministry. A prison in the city was also attacked, wounding an official there and allowing several inmates to escape. * 21 October - Clashes in Conakry between police forces and supporters of Cellou Dalein Diallo left at least nine people dead. *14 December – President Alpha Conde takes the oath of office for the third time and calls for unity. His term officially begins on December 21. *31 December –

COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea The COVID-19 pandemic in Guinea was a part of the worldwide pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 () caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (). The virus was confirmed to have reached Guinea in March 2020. __TOC__ Back ...

: Twenty-five senior officials receive the

Sputnik V vaccine Sputnik V (russian: Спутник V, the brand name from RDIF) or Gam-COVID-Vac (russian: Гам-КОВИД-Вак, the name under which it is legally registered and produced) is an adenovirus viral vector vaccine for COVID-19 developed by t ...

. Thirty doses remain.

Deaths

*17 April – Amadou Salif Kebe, head of Guinea's electoral commission; COVID-19 *18 April –

Sékou Kourouma Sékou Kourouma (1956 – 18 April 2020) was a Guinean politician, political aide and advisor to Guinean President Alpha Condé. He held the position of Chief of Staff to Condé, a high-ranking post officially known as the Secretary General of the ...

, aide and advisor to President Alpha Condé; COVID-19 *April (date unknown) – Victor Traoré, director of Guinea's

Interpol The International Criminal Police Organization (ICPO; french: link=no, Organisation internationale de police criminelle), commonly known as Interpol ( , ), is an international organization that facilitates worldwide police cooperation and cri ...

bureau

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{{Year in Africa, 2020 2020s in Guinea Years of the 21st century in Guinea

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