The National Council for Democracy and Development (Fr: Conseil National de la Démocratie et du Dévelopement, CNDD) were 2008-2010 the ruling junta

Military junta

A junta or military junta is a government led by a committee of military leaders. The term derives from the Spanish language junta meaning committee, specifically a board of directors...

 of Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

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Historical background

The CNDD seized power in the 2008 Guinean coup d'état

2008 Guinean coup d'état

The 2008 Guinean coup d'état was a Guinean military coup d'état that occurred in Guinea on 23 December 2008, shortly after the death of long-time President Lansana Conté...

 on 23 December 2008. This followed the death of the previous longserving President, Lansana Conté

Lansana Conté

Lansana Conté was the second President of Guinea from 3 April 1984 until his death. He was a Muslim and a member of the Susu ethnic group.-Early life:...

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Government

On 5 May 2009 the government recalled thirty of the country's overseas ambassadors - about three quarters of the nation's total. No reason was given for the decision.

Members

On 23rd December, the CNDD announced that the Council's members were:

1. Captain Moussa Dadis Camara
   Moussa Dadis Camara
   Captain Moussa Dadis Camara now called Moïse Dadis Camara is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the President of the Republic of Guinea's National Council for Democracy and Development , which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 after the...
   
    - previously head of the army's fuel supplies unit
2. Brigadier General
   Brigadier General
   Brigadier general is a senior rank in the armed forces. It is the lowest ranking general officer in some countries, usually sitting between the ranks of colonel and major general. When appointed to a field command, a brigadier general is typically in command of a brigade consisting of around 4,000...
   
    Mamadouba Camara
3. Lt-Col Sékouba Konaté
   Sékouba Konaté
   Brigadier General Sékouba Konaté is an officer of the Guinean army and formerly served as the Vice President of its military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development. After attending military academy, he received the nickname "El Tigre" for his action in battle, and gained such...
   
    - previously head of an elite army unit
4. Lt-Col Mathurin Bangoura
5. Lt-Col Aboubacar Sidiki Camara
6. Commandant
   Commandant
   Commandant is a senior title often given to the officer in charge of a large training establishment or academy. This usage is common in anglophone nations...
   
    Oumar Baldé
   Oumar Baldé
   Oumar Balde was a Guinean engineer. He served a director of the Highways Department and secretary-general of the Organization of States Bordering the Senegal River under Sékou Touré. He is believed to have died in detention in Kindia.-References:...
   
   
7. Commandant Mamadi Mara
8. Commandant Almamy Camara
9. Lieutenant
   Lieutenant
   A lieutenant is a junior commissioned officer in many nations' armed forces. Typically, the rank of lieutenant in naval usage, while still a junior officer rank, is senior to the army rank...
   
    Mamadou Bhoye Diallo
10. Captain Kolako Béavogui
11. Lt-Col Kandia Mara
12. Colonel Sékou Mara
13. Morciré Camara
14. Alpha Yaya Diallo
15. Lt-Col Mamadou Korka Diallo
16. Captain Kéléti Faro
17. Lieutenant Colonel Fodéba Touré
18. Commandant Cheick Tidiane Camara
19. Colonel
    Colonel
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     Sékou Sako
20. Sub-Lieutenant
    Sub-Lieutenant
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     Claude Pivi
21. Lieutenant Saa Alphonse Touré
22. Moussa Kéïta
23. Aédor Bah
24. Commandant Bamou Lama
25. Mohamed Lamine Kaba
26. Captain Daman Condé
27. Commandant Amadou Doumbouya
28. Lieutenant Moussa Kékoro Camara
29. Chief Adjutant Issa Camara
30. Lt-Col Abdoulaye Chérif Diaby
31. Dr Diakité Aboubacar Chérif
32. Mamadi Condé
33. Sub-Lieutenant
    Sub-Lieutenant
    Sub-lieutenant is a military rank. It is normally a junior officer rank.In many navies, a sub-lieutenant is a naval commissioned or subordinate officer, ranking below a lieutenant. In the Royal Navy the rank of sub-lieutenant is equivalent to the rank of lieutenant in the British Army and of...
    
     Cheick Ahmed Touré

See also

• Moussa Dadis Camara#December 2008 army intervention

• Lansana Conté#Death

• Politics of Guinea
  Politics of Guinea
  Politics of Guinea takes place in a framework of a presidential republic, whereby the President of Guinea is both head of state and head of government of Guinea. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the National Assembly.-History:A...