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Guinean General Strike, 2007
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 Conté of personally securing the release of Mamadou Sylla and Fodé Soumah, both accused of corruption, from prison."Guinea police clash with strikers"
, January 22, 2007.
The strike ended on January 27 with an agreement between Conté and the unions, according to which Conté would appoint a new prime minister; however, Conté's choice of

Guinea
Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sierra Leone and Liberia to the south. It is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry, after its capital Conakry, to distinguish it from other territories in the Guinea (region), eponymous region, such as Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. Guinea has a population of 14 million and an area of . Formerly French Guinea, it achieved independence in 1958. Guinea has a history of military coup d'état, coups d'état.Nicholas Bariyo & Benoit FauconMilitary Faction Stages Coup in Mineral-Rich Guinea ''Wall Street Journal'' (5 September 2021).Krista LarsonEXPLAINER: Why is history repeating itself in Guinea's coup? Associated Press (7 September 2021).Danielle PaquettHere's what we know about the unfolding coup in Guinea ''Washington Post'' (6 Septembe ...
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Rally For The Guinean People
The Rally of the Guinean People (, sometimes translated as ''Guinean People's Assembly''; RPG) is a political party in Guinea. The RPG was the ruling party in the country from 2010 to 2021 and was recently led by Alpha Condé. It is mainly based amongst the Mandinka population. The party boycotted the parliamentary election held on 30 June 2002. Following the dismissal of Lansana Kouyaté as Prime Minister and his replacement by Ahmed Tidiane Souaré on 20 May 2008, the RPG denounced Kouyaté's dismissal and, unlike other opposition parties, declined to attend a meeting with Souaré on 28 May to discuss the formation of a national unity government. According to the RPG, positive change would not come as long as President Lansana Conté remained in power, regardless of who was Prime Minister or who was included in the government, and the party said that it would not participate in the government. The party is affiliated to the Progressive Alliance and Socialist International ...
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National Organization Of Free Unions Of Guinea
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Ibrahima Fofana (trade Unionist)
Ibrahima Fofana (12 January 1952 – 16 April 2010) was a Guinean trade unionist. Fofana was elected as the leader of the United Trade Union of Guinean Workers by 1995. He played a key role in the January–February 2007 general strike, during which he was injured. He announced the end of the first stage of the strike in a live television broadcast in late January. Fofana was killed in a car accident en route to Fria Fria is a town and Sub-prefecture in Lower Guinea, lying north of Conakry near the Amaria Dam on the Konkouré River. As of 2014 it had a population of 61,691 people. Overview There are some variations in the name of the town: Friguia, Kimb ... in 2010. References External links Ibrahima Fofanaat EMM NewsExplorer 1952 births 2010 deaths Guinean trade unionists Road incident deaths in Africa {{Guinea-bio-stub ...
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National Confederation Of Guinean Workers
The National Confederation of Guinean Workers (''Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée'', CNTG) is a national trade union center in Guinea. The CNTG is the largest trade union centre in Guinea, and is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation. Ahmed Sékou Touré, the former president of Guinea, became the leader of the Guinea branch of the French Confédération Générale du Travail The General Confederation of Labour (, , CGT) is a national trade union center, founded in 1895 in the city of Limoges. It is the first of the five major French confederations of trade unions. It is the largest in terms of votes in the Labour C ... in 1948. The union was renamed to the CNTG in 1956. References * Conakry International Trade Union Confederation National trade union centers of Guinea Trade unions established in 1956 {{Guinea-stub ...
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Rabiatou Sérah Diallo
Rabiatou Serah Diallo (31 December 1949 – 28 June 2023) was a Guinean trade unionist. She was the secretary-general of the National Confederation of Guinean Workers (''Confédération Nationale des Travailleurs de Guinée'', CNTG). Diallo was born on 31 December 1949 in Mamou, Guinea. She took a secretarial course at the ''Ecole des Cadres Techniques'' in Conakry from 1964 to 1966. She worked as a government administrative assistant during the regime of Ahmed Sékou Touré from 1966 to 1979. After completing special legal training at the ''Institut Polytechnique Gamal Abdel Nasser de Conakry'' (1975–1978), she became successively "an intern at the Justice Ministry (1979–1980), court clerk at the Regional Tribunal of Conakry I (1980–1984), deputy presiding judge at the Children's Court (1984–1985), a magistrate at the Justice Ministry's Labor Tribunal (1997), and the officer in charge of women's rights at the Ministry of Women's and Children's Affairs (1997)." Her work ...
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8 November Bridge
The 8 November Bridge (Pont 8 Novembre) is a bridge in Conakry, Guinea Guinea, officially the Republic of Guinea, is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Guinea-Bissau to the northwest, Senegal to the north, Mali to the northeast, Côte d'Ivoire to the southeast, and Sier .... It has strategic significance, given that the bridge cuts the Central Business District off from the rest of the city. During coups the bridge has played an important role. The bridge was built in the 1960s and demolished on 10 March 2012. References Bridges in Guinea Buildings and structures in Conakry {{Africa-bridge-struct-stub ...
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National Assembly Of Guinea
The unicameral ''Assemblée nationale'' or National Assembly is Guinea's legislative body. Since the country's birth in 1958, it has experienced political turmoil, and elections have been called at irregular intervals, and only since 1995 have they been more than approval of a one-party state's slate of candidates. The number of seats has also fluctuated. It is currently suspended, with the National Council of the Transition acting as Guinea's legislative body in the wake of the 2021 Guinean coup d'état. Organisation Two thirds of the members (76), called ''députés'', are directly elected through a system of proportional representation, using national party-lists, while one third (38) are elected from single-member constituencies, using the simple majority (or first-past-the-post) system. Members must be over 25 years old and serve five-year terms. The President of the National Assembly of Guinea is the presiding officer of the legislature. Claude Kory Kondiano has been ...
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Labé
Labé ( Pular: 𞤂𞤢𞤦𞤫) is the main city and administrative capital of the Fouta Djallon region of Guinea. It has a population of about 200,000. It is the second largest city in the country after the capital Conakry in terms of economic importance. Labé is situated some northeast of Conakry close to the geographic centre of Guinea. History The city was founded in the 1720s by the Yalunka people and named for their chief, Manga Labé. It developed as a major trade center linking the Niger river to the Atlantic coast. The city was the capital of the Diwal/province of Labe within the Imamate of Futa Jallon prior to French colonisation. It was home to Muslim leaders and scholars who resisted colonisation, such as Alpha Yaya Diallo. Labe is the most important city in the Moyenne (Middle) Guinea region also known as Fouta Djallon. Labe is considered as a major cultural and religious center in West Africa, especially among the Fulani people. Many Muslim scholars made Labe a ...
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Tear Gas
Tear gas, also known as a lachrymatory agent or lachrymator (), sometimes colloquially known as "mace" after the Mace (spray), early commercial self-defense spray, is a chemical weapon that stimulates the nerves of the lacrimal gland in the eye to produce tears. In addition, it can cause severe eye and respiratory pain, skin irritation, bleeding, and blindness. Common lachrymators both currently and formerly used as tear gas include pepper spray (OC gas), PAVA spray (nonivamide), CS gas, CR gas, CN gas (phenacyl chloride), bromoacetone, xylyl bromide, chloropicrin (PS gas) and Mace (spray), Mace (a branded mixture). While lachrymatory agents are commonly deployed for riot control by law enforcement and military personnel, its use in warfare is prohibited by various international treaties.E.g. the Geneva Protocol of 1925 prohibited the use of "asphyxiating gas, or any other kind of gas, liquids, substances or similar materials". During World War I, increasingly toxic and deadly ...
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