Ousmane Baldé (died 1971) was a

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n economist and politician. He was President of the

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1963–1965, and served as a Minister of Economy and Finance. He was accused of being a

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in the Portuguese invasion of Guinea, arrested, and hanged without trial in 1971 along with Ibrahima Barry, Magassouba Moriba, Kaita Kara de Soufiane and others.

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20th-century Guinean economists Year of birth missing 1971 deaths Governors of the Central Bank of Guinea Economy ministers of Guinea Finance ministers of Guinea People executed by Guinea by hanging Executed Guinean people People executed for treason against Guinea 20th-century executions for treason Executed politicians {{Economist-stub