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==Guinea Timeline== | ==Guinea Timeline== | ||
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|Around 900 | |||
|appearance of the Mandinka population; the Malinkés settled in Upper Guinea and the Soussous in Lower Guinea. | |||
|- | |||
|From the 10th to the 12th century | |||
|Guinea is a vassal of the kingdom of Ghana. | |||
|- | |||
|From the 13th to the 15th century | |||
|Guinea is part of the Mali Empire. | |||
|- | |||
|End of the 15th century | |||
|the first Europeans set up trading posts on the coast. | |||
|- | |||
|17th century | |||
|arrival of the Peuls in Fouta-Djalon. | |||
|- | |||
|1814 | |||
|Treaty of Paris and French hegemony over the Southern Rivers. | |||
|- | |||
|December 1891 | |||
|the Southern Rivers become an autonomous colony, French Guinea and dependencies. | |||
|- | |||
|1875-1898 | |||
|empire of Samory Touré in Upper Guinea. | |||
|- | |||
|1895 | |||
|Guinea is integrated into the AOF. | |||
|- | |||
|1945 | |||
|Yacine Diallo is elected to the constituent assembly; birth of the CEO. | |||
|- | |||
|1955 | |||
|Sékou Touré is elected mayor of Conakry. | |||
|- | |||
|October 2, 1958 | |||
|Sékou Touré becomes the first president of the First Republic. | |||
|- | |||
|November 22, 1970 | |||
|failure of the Portuguese landing. | |||
|- | |||
|August 27, 1977 | |||
|revolt of market women. | |||
|- | |||
|March 26, 1984 | |||
|death of Sékou Touré. | |||
|- | |||
|April 3, 1984 | |||
|birth of the Second Republic; Lansana Conté is the president. The Guinean franc replaces the syli. | |||
|- | |||
|2-3 February 1996 | |||
|mutiny and failure of the coup attempt. | |||
|- | |||
|July 1996 | |||
|change of government. Sydia Touré becomes Prime Minister. | |||
|- | |||
|2-3 February 1997 | |||
|attempted coup d'état and bombardment of the Palais des Nations by the military. | |||
|- | |||
|December 1998 | |||
|Lansana Conté is re-elected as President of the Republic for 5 years. His main opponent, Alpha Condé, is arrested. | |||
|- | |||
|November 11, 2001 | |||
|referendum which increases the presidential mandate from 5 to 7 years and abolishes the limitations linked to age or the number of mandates. | |||
|- | |||
|December 23, 2003 | |||
|re-election of President Lansana Conté; the opposition boycotted the ballot. | |||
|- | |||
|April 5, 2006 | |||
|dismissal of Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo for gross negligence. | |||
|- | |||
|January-February 2007 | |||
|popular demonstration which turns into a riot. The army opened fire on the demonstrators and killed around 120 people. | |||
|- | |||
|February 26, 2007 | |||
|appointment of Lansana Kouyaté, Consensus Prime Minister. | |||
|- | |||
|May 20, 2008 | |||
|appointment of Ahmed Tidiane Souaré at the head of an open government. | |||
|- | |||
|October 2, 2008 | |||
|Guinea celebrates its 50 years of independence. Lansana Conté is absent from public ceremonies due to her state of health. | |||
|- | |||
|December 22, 2008 | |||
|death of Lansana Conté. | |||
|- | |||
|December 23, 2008 | |||
|Captain Moussa Dadis Camara proclaims himself Head of State. The putschists, united in a National Committee for Democracy and Development (CNDD), undertake to organize elections at the end of December 2010. | |||
|- | |||
|September 28, 2009 | |||
|massacre following a rally organized in the Conakry stadium, 157 dead. | |||
|- | |||
|December 3, 2009 | |||
|Dadis Camara is injured. | |||
|- | |||
|January 15, 2010 | |||
|The number 2 of the junta, Sékouba Konaté, succeeds Dadis, appoints a transitional government and promises elections soon. He keeps his word and for the first time a presidential election in Guinea takes place without any military candidate. | |||
|- | |||
|November 2010 | |||
|President Alpha Condé is elected for a five-year term. The new Guinean head of state was democratically elected on a program of modernization and progressive reconstruction of Guinea. | |||
|- | |||
|October 2015 | |||
|new presidential elections lead to the re-election of Alpha Condé. | |||
|} | |||
==Source== | ==Source== | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:04, 27 March 2023
Historical Timeline for Guinea - A chronology of key events
Guinea Timeline[edit | edit source]
Around 900 | appearance of the Mandinka population; the Malinkés settled in Upper Guinea and the Soussous in Lower Guinea. |
From the 10th to the 12th century | Guinea is a vassal of the kingdom of Ghana. |
From the 13th to the 15th century | Guinea is part of the Mali Empire. |
End of the 15th century | the first Europeans set up trading posts on the coast. |
17th century | arrival of the Peuls in Fouta-Djalon. |
1814 | Treaty of Paris and French hegemony over the Southern Rivers. |
December 1891 | the Southern Rivers become an autonomous colony, French Guinea and dependencies. |
1875-1898 | empire of Samory Touré in Upper Guinea. |
1895 | Guinea is integrated into the AOF. |
1945 | Yacine Diallo is elected to the constituent assembly; birth of the CEO. |
1955 | Sékou Touré is elected mayor of Conakry. |
October 2, 1958 | Sékou Touré becomes the first president of the First Republic. |
November 22, 1970 | failure of the Portuguese landing. |
August 27, 1977 | revolt of market women. |
March 26, 1984 | death of Sékou Touré. |
April 3, 1984 | birth of the Second Republic; Lansana Conté is the president. The Guinean franc replaces the syli. |
2-3 February 1996 | mutiny and failure of the coup attempt. |
July 1996 | change of government. Sydia Touré becomes Prime Minister. |
2-3 February 1997 | attempted coup d'état and bombardment of the Palais des Nations by the military. |
December 1998 | Lansana Conté is re-elected as President of the Republic for 5 years. His main opponent, Alpha Condé, is arrested. |
November 11, 2001 | referendum which increases the presidential mandate from 5 to 7 years and abolishes the limitations linked to age or the number of mandates. |
December 23, 2003 | re-election of President Lansana Conté; the opposition boycotted the ballot. |
April 5, 2006 | dismissal of Prime Minister Cellou Dalein Diallo for gross negligence. |
January-February 2007 | popular demonstration which turns into a riot. The army opened fire on the demonstrators and killed around 120 people. |
February 26, 2007 | appointment of Lansana Kouyaté, Consensus Prime Minister. |
May 20, 2008 | appointment of Ahmed Tidiane Souaré at the head of an open government. |
October 2, 2008 | Guinea celebrates its 50 years of independence. Lansana Conté is absent from public ceremonies due to her state of health. |
December 22, 2008 | death of Lansana Conté. |
December 23, 2008 | Captain Moussa Dadis Camara proclaims himself Head of State. The putschists, united in a National Committee for Democracy and Development (CNDD), undertake to organize elections at the end of December 2010. |
September 28, 2009 | massacre following a rally organized in the Conakry stadium, 157 dead. |
December 3, 2009 | Dadis Camara is injured. |
January 15, 2010 | The number 2 of the junta, Sékouba Konaté, succeeds Dadis, appoints a transitional government and promises elections soon. He keeps his word and for the first time a presidential election in Guinea takes place without any military candidate. |
November 2010 | President Alpha Condé is elected for a five-year term. The new Guinean head of state was democratically elected on a program of modernization and progressive reconstruction of Guinea. |
October 2015 | new presidential elections lead to the re-election of Alpha Condé. |
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