| Birth: | 1934 | | Death: | Dec. 22, 2008 |  Republic of Guinea President. He served as President of the Republic of Guinea from April 1984 until his death in 2008. He came to political power in a military coup following the death of former President Ahmed Sekou Toure. He was re-elected as president in 1993, 1998 and 2003. He survived a army mutiny in 1996 over disputed pay wages and an attempted political assassination in 2005. (bio by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr.)
Search Amazon for Lansana Conte | | | Burial: Non-Cemetery Burial Specifically: Presidential Mansion, Lansanya, Guinea | Maintained by: Find A Grave Originally Created by: Nils M. Solsvik Jr. Record added: Dec 26, 2008
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