Lansana Conté

Lansana Conté (born 1934) has been the President of Guinea since 1984. http://www. ... http://www. ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... List of Heads of State of Guinea (Dates in italics indicated de facto continuation of office) For Colonial Heads prior to independence, see: Colonial Heads of Guinea See also Guinea Heads of Government of Guinea Colonial Heads of Guinea lists of incumbents Categories: Guinea | Lists of office-holders ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Conté seized power in a military coup on April 3, 1984, a week after the death of President Ahmed Sékou Touré. He survived coup attempts against him in 1985 and 1996. In the early 1990s, unrest forced him to accept political reforms that led to multiparty elections (which he won with 51.7% of the vote) in 1993, but in the years since he has once again consolidated his authoritarian rule. In 2001 he eliminated the constitutional restrictions on his remaining in office for life and lengthened presidential terms to seven years through a referendum widely regarded as rigged. He went on to win a presidential election in December of 2003 with 95.3% of the vote after all but one of the opposing candidates boycotted the race, expressing their belief that Conté would never allow a fair election. Conté has been in declining health in recent years and his ability to survive another full term in office has been doubted. A coup détat, or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ahmed Sékou Touré (January 9, 1922 - March 26, 1984) was the first President of Guinea (1958 - 1984). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Events and trends Technology The World Wide Web was born at CERN Explosive growth of the Internet; decrease in the cost of computers and other technology Reduction in size and cost of mobile phones leads to a massive surge in their popularity Year 2000 problem (commonly known as Y2K) Microsoft... 1993 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003) Events Media:January January 1 - Czechoslovakia divides. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On January 19, 2005, shots were reportedly fired at his motorcade on its way into Conakry in what was apparently a failed assassination attempt. Conté, who was unharmed, subsequently went on state radio and television to say that he had survived because God had not yet decided it was his time to die. He also condemned those who he said sought to thwart Guinea's development. [1] (http://www.irinnews.org/report.asp?ReportID=45150&SelectRegion=West_Africa&SelectCountry=GUINEA) January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Conakry (also Konakry, Malinké Kɔnakiri), population 2,000,000 (2002), is the capital of Guinea. ...