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Guinea coup leaders demote all generals
Associated Press/Globe and Mail ^ | December 28, 2008 | Rukmini Callimachi

Posted on 12/28/2008 1:00:08 PM PST by Loyalist

CONAKRY, Guinea — Coup leaders in Guinea issued a declaration on state radio Sunday saying all military generals of the former regime had been demoted, raising the spectre of instability in the country.

The demotions included more than 20 military heads, including those who ran the country's army, navy and air force. The list also includes security force chiefs.

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The move comes amid questions about whether coup leader Capt. Moussa Camara is able to control the plethora of military units created under Conte's 24-year rule. Capt. Camara's group seized public airwaves and declared a coup Tuesday just hours after Conte's death.

(Excerpt) Read more at theglobeandmail.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 200812; camara; conte; coup; coupdetat; coupplots; guinea; onte
What a tinpot little country, where some unknown figure with a sketchy past can take over the presidency with a bunch of goons and sycophants behind him!
1 posted on 12/28/2008 1:00:09 PM PST by Loyalist
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To: Loyalist
Shouldn't that be, "Italian-Americans?"

Oh, wait...

2 posted on 12/28/2008 1:01:13 PM PST by the invisib1e hand (revolution is in the air.)
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To: Loyalist

Pigs. They’re all pigs.


3 posted on 12/28/2008 1:02:31 PM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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To: MeanWestTexan

Coming soon to a country near you.


4 posted on 12/28/2008 1:15:41 PM PST by hkp123
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To: Loyalist

You’re not making light of our recent election here in the US are you :)


5 posted on 12/28/2008 1:40:32 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: hkp123

It was a joke “guinea pigs”


6 posted on 12/29/2008 7:17:45 AM PST by MeanWestTexan (Beware Obama's Reichstag fire.)
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