Mamady Doumbouya is a Guinean military officer serving as the interim president of Guinea since 1 October 2021.
13 Facts About Mamady Doumbouya
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Mamady Doumbouya is a member of the Guinean Special Forces Group and a former French legionnaire.
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On 1 October 2021, Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president.
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Mamady Doumbouya was born on 4 March 1980 in the Kankan Region of Guinea.
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Mamady Doumbouya was a French legionnaire holding the rank of corporal before he returned to Guinea to lead the Special Forces Group, an elite military unit created by President Alpha Conde.
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Mamady Doumbouya worked in this role for country's intelligence services, based in Forecariah.
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Mamady Doumbouya was further promoted to lieutenant colonel in 2019 and to colonel in 2020.
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Mamady Doumbouya was deployed on missions to Afghanistan, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Central African Republic, Israel, Cyprus, the UK and Guinea, during his 15-year career.
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Mamady Doumbouya was one of 25 officials from Guinea that the European Union threatened to sanction over allegations of human rights abuses.
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Mamady Doumbouya was the instigator of the 5 September 2021 Guinean coup d'etat, in which the president of Guinea, Alpha Conde, was detained.
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Mamady Doumbouya issued a broadcast on state television declaring that his faction had dissolved the government and constitution.
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On 1 October 2021, Mamady Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president at Mohammed V Palace in Conakry.
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Mamady Doumbouya is married to Lauriane Mamady Doumbouya, who is an active duty member of the French National Gendarmerie.