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GovernmentCountry name
Conventional long form Republic of Guinea
Conventional short form Guinea Local long form Republique de Guinee Local short form Guinee Former French Guinea Government type
Republic
Capital
Name Conakry
Geographic coordinates 9 30 N, 13 42 W Time difference UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) Administrative divisions
33 prefectures and 1 special zone (zone special)*; Beyla, Boffa, Boke, Conakry*, Coyah, Dabola, Dalaba, Dinguiraye, Dubreka, Faranah, Forecariah, Fria, Gaoual, Gueckedou, Kankan, Kerouane, Kindia, Kissidougou, Koubia, Koundara, Kouroussa, Labe, Lelouma, Lola, Macenta, Mali, Mamou, Mandiana, Nzerekore, Pita, Siguiri, Telimele, Tougue, Yomou Independence
2 October 1958 (from France)
National holiday
Independence Day, 2 October (1958) Constitution
7 May 2010 (Loi Fundamentale)
Legal system
Civil law system based on the French model International law organization participation
Accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; accepts ICCt jurisdiction Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch
Chief of state
President Alpha CONDE (since 21 December 2010) Head of government Prime Minister Mohamed Said FOFANA (since 24 December 2010) Cabinet Council of Ministers appointed by the president Elections President elected by popular vote for a five-year term (eligible for a second term); candidate must receive a majority of the votes cast to be elected president; election last held on 27 June 2010 with a runoff election held on 7 November 2010 Election results Alpha CONDE elected president in a runoff election; percent of vote Alpha CONDE 52.5%, Cellou Dalein DIALLO 47.5% Legislative branch
The legislature was dissolved by junta leader Moussa Dadis CAMARA in December 2008 and in February 2010, the Transition Government appointed a 155 member National Transition Council (CNT) that has since acted in the legislature's place Elections Last held on 30 June 2002 (next election scheduled for 8 July 2012) Judicial branch
Constitutional Court; Court of First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Supreme Court or Cour Supreme Political parties and leaders
Rally for the Guinean People or RPG [Alpha CONDE]; Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea or UFDG [Cellou Dalein DIALLO]; Union of Republican Forces or UFR [Sidya TOURE] Note Listed are the three most popular parties in first round voting for president in 2010; overall, there are more than 130 registered parties Political pressure groups and leaders
National Confederation of Guinean Workers-Labor Union of Guinean Workers or CNTG-USTG Alliance (includes National Confederation of Guinean Workers or CNTG and Labor Union of Guinean Workers or USTG); Syndicate of Guinean Teachers and Researchers or SLECG International organization participation
ACP, AfDB, AU, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MINURSO, NAM, OIC, OIF, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNISFA, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in the us
Chief of mission Ambassador Blaise CHERIF
Chancery 2112 Leroy Place NW, Washington, DC 20008 Telephone [1] (202) 986-4300FAX [1] (202) 483-8688 Diplomatic representation from the us
Chief of mission
Ambassador Patricia Newton MOLLER Embassy Koloma, Conakry, east of Hamdallaye Circle Mailing address B. P. 603, Transversale No. 2, Centre Administratif de Koloma, Commune de Ratoma, Conakry Telephone [224] 65-10-40-00FAX [224] 65-10-42-97 Flag description
Three equal vertical bands of red (hoist side), yellow, and green; red represents the people's sacrifice for liberation and work; yellow stands for the sun, for the riches of the earth, and for justice; green symbolizes the country's vegetation and unity Note Uses the popular Pan-African colors of Ethiopia; the colors from left to right are the reverse of those on the flags of neighboring Mali and Senegal National anthem
Name "Liberte" (Liberty)
Lyrics/music Unknown/Fodeba KEITA Note Adopted 1958
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Guinea has had a history of authoritarian rule since gaining its independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power in 1984 when the military seized the government after the death of the first president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the military government) was elected president of the civilian government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003, though all the polls were marred by irregularities. History repeated itself in December 2008 when following President CONTE's death, Capt. Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seizing power and suspending the constitution. His unwillingness to yield to domestic and international pressure to step down led to heightened political tensions that culminated in September 2009 when presidential guards opened fire on an opposition rally killing more than 150 people, and in early December 2009 when CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and evacuated to Morocco and subsequently to Burkina Faso. A transitional government led by General Sekouba KONATE held democratic elections in 2010 and Alpha CONDE was elected president in the country's first free and fair elections since independence.