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Military coup in Guinea: President Alpha Conde in military custody, announces dissolution of government

September 6, 2021
Bharat Times English News

President Alpha Conde
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Many countries around the world are grappling with their personal crises. Recently, the Taliban captured Ashraf Ghani from the country in Afghanistan and is preparing for the formation of a new government. At the same time, according to the reports of many media, the news of a coup in the African country of Guinea has come to the fore. There is no whereabouts of President Alpha Conde.

There have been reports of heavy firing by soldiers near the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the Guinean capital Conakry. Here the rebel faction of the army has plotted a coup by removing the government, the government here has been dissolved. Along with this, the borders of the country have also been sealed.

A Western diplomat in the city of Conakry called the incident a coup attempt. Gunshots were heard and soldiers were seen on the streets in the Guinean capital Conakry on Sunday morning.

On the recent situation in Guinea, a senior journalist Joyce Karam said in his tweet that there is reportedly a military coup going on in Guinea. President Alpha Condé was reportedly arrested, the constitution was withheld, state institutions were dissolved, public broadcasts were halted. Along with this, he has also shared a video on Twitter.

The rebel soldiers expressed their resolve to restore democracy in the country after the announcement of their occupation and named themselves ‘The National Committee of Gathering and Development’. The Defense Ministry claimed that the attack had been thwarted, but uncertainty prevailed when there was no communication from Konde on state television or radio. Later it was told that Conde had been taken into custody.

Conde’s third term has been under criticism for some time now. Conde, on the other hand, contended that the constitutional period limits did not apply in his case. He was eventually re-elected, but the move sparked violent street protests.

Condé was first elected president in 2010, the first democratic election in the country since its independence from France in 1958. Many people saw his becoming the President as a new beginning for the country but his regime was accused of corruption, autocracy.

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Many countries around the world are grappling with their personal crises. Recently, the Taliban captured Ashraf Ghani from the country in Afghanistan and is preparing for the formation of a new government. At the same time, according to the reports of many media, the news of coup in the African country of Guinea has come to the fore. There is no whereabouts of President Alpha Conde.

There have been reports of heavy firing by soldiers near the Rashtrapati Bhavan in the Guinean capital Conakry. Here the rebel faction of the army has plotted a coup by removing the government, the government here has been dissolved. Along with this, the borders of the country have also been sealed.

A Western diplomat in the city of Conakry called the incident a coup attempt. Gunshots were heard and soldiers were seen on the streets in the Guinean capital Conakry on Sunday morning.

On the recent situation in Guinea, a senior journalist Joyce Karam said in his tweet that there is reportedly a military coup going on in Guinea. President Alpha Condé was reportedly arrested, the constitution was withheld, state institutions were dissolved, public broadcasts were halted. Along with this, he has also shared a video on Twitter.

The rebel soldiers expressed their resolve to restore democracy in the country after the declaration of their occupation and named themselves ‘The National Committee of Gathering and Development’. The Defense Ministry claimed that the attack had been thwarted, but uncertainty prevailed when there was no communication from Konde on state television or radio. Later it was told that Conde had been taken into custody.

Conde’s third term has been under criticism for some time now. Conde, on the other hand, contended that the constitutional period limits did not apply in his case. He was eventually re-elected, but the move sparked violent street protests.

Condé was first elected president in 2010, the first democratic election in the country since its independence from France in 1958. Many people saw his becoming the President as a new beginning for the country but his regime was accused of corruption, autocracy.

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