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Lansana Conté (1934–2008) was a Guinean politician, military personnel, and soldier. Born in Dubréka, he served as a general in the French Army and participated in the Algerian War. A member of the Unity and Progress Party, Conté held the position of President of Guinea. He was a practicing Muslim who spoke French and was married to Henriette Conté.
Conté’s political career included involvement in the Panama Papers. He authored works such as *Construire la Guinée du renouveau* and *L' Etat au service du développement*. Following his death in Conakry, he was buried in Lansanya.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Construire la Guinée du renouveau
- L' Etat au service du développement
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- A global reference for human genetic variation
· 2015 · cited 17,760x
- Genomic surveillance elucidates Ebola virus origin and transmission during the 2014 outbreak
· 2014 · cited 1,062x
- Clinical Illness and Outcomes in Patients with Ebola in Sierra Leone
· 2014 · cited 465x
- Clinical Sequencing Uncovers Origins and Evolution of Lassa Virus
· 2015 · cited 287x
- Ebola Virus Epidemiology, Transmission, and Evolution during Seven Months in Sierra Leone
· 2015 · cited 279x
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Key facts
- Prime minister
- Diarra Traoré , Sidya Touré , Lamine Sidimé , François Lonseny Fall , Cellou Dalein Diallo , Eugène Camara , Lansana Kouyaté , Ahmed Tidiane Souaré
- Preceded by
- Ahmed Sékou Touré , Louis Lansana Beavogui (acting)
- Succeeded by
- Moussa Dadis Camara
- Born
- ( 1934-11-30 ) 30 November 1934, Dubréka , French Guinea
- Died
- 22 December 2008 (2008-12-22) (aged 74), Conakry , Guinea
- Resting place
- Lansanaya
- Party
- PUP
- Spouse
- Hadja Kadiatou Seth Conté
- Allegiance
- France (1955–1958), Guinea (1958–1991)
- Branch service
- French Army (1955–1958), Guinean Army (1958–1991)
- Years of service
- France (1955–1958), Guinea (1958–1991)
- Rank
- General
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Encyclopedic overview
General Lansana Conté (N'Ko: ߟߊ߲߭ߛߣߊ߬ ߞߐ߲ߕߋ߬; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008) was a Guinean politician and military officer who served as the second president of Guinea from 1984 until his death in 2008. Conté came to power in the 1984 Guinean coup d'état.
Early life
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lansana Conté” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.