Guinea coup leaders name council
Guinea coup leaders name council
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Wednesday, 24, Dec 2008 10:52
Coup leaders in Guinea have announced a 32-member interim government after claiming they were in control of the country following the death of its dictator.
The National Council for Democracy announced presidential elections would be held within 60 days, before which an interim president and prime minister would be appointed.
On Wednesday, the group's spokesman Captain Moussa Camara said the interim government would be made up of 26 military figures and six civilians.
The takeover began shortly after it was announced Lansana Conte had died. The dictator is thought to have been in his 70s and had ruled for more than 25 years.
He was Guinea's second president since the country gained independence from France.
There has been considerable criticism of the National Council for Democracy's actions, with the African Union releasing a statement declaring "this seizure of power constitutes a flagrant violation of the Guinean constitution", which species the Nation Assembly speaker should take interim power.
Guinea's prime minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare has also said the current government, protected by local troops, were still the legitimate authority.