Fodé Soumah is a

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

from

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 ...

. Soumah was a prominent figure in the ruling

Party of Unity and Progress The Unity and Progress Party (french: Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP) is a political party in Guinea. It was the ruling party during the long rule of President Lansana Conté. In terms of ideology, the PUP advocates the unity of Guineans an ...

and was appointed as the Deputy Governor of the

Central Bank of Guinea The Central Bank of the Republic of Guinea (french: Banque Centrale de la République de Guinée, BCRG) is the central bank of Guinea. The headquarters of the bank is located in the capital city of Conakry. The current governor is Dr Karamo Ka ...

. Following the

2003 Guinean presidential election Presidential elections were held in Guinea on 21 December 2003. Incumbent Lansana Conté won over 95.6% of the vote after most opposition parties boycotted the elections. Candidates Conté ran for another seven-year term despite serious health p ...

, Soumah was appointed the Minister of Youth and Sports. In this post, he also headed the nation's

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. Soumah was indicted in December 2006 for complicity, while Deputy Governor of the Bank, in the withdrawal of $22 million by

Mamadou Sylla Mamadou Sylla (born 25 January 1960) is a Guinean politician and business leader. Born in Boké, in 1986 Sylla was one of several people given large amounts of rice by the Government to retail. Becoming wealthy, he moved to Conakry and became a ...

. Along with Sylla, he was released by the personal intervention of

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Lansana Conté Lansana Conté (30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008

. This became a major complaint leading to the

2007 Guinean general strike The 2007 Guinean general strike began on January 10, 2007. Guinea's trade unions and opposition parties called on President Lansana Conté to resign, accusing him of mismanaging the economy and abusing his authority. The strikers also accused ...

."Guinea - ITUC calls for vigilance"

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