Diarra Traoré | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Guinea | |
| In office 5 April 1984 – 28 December 1984 | |
| President | Lansana Conté |
| Preceded by | Louis Lansana Beavogui |
| Succeeded by | Sidya Touré |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1935 |
| Died | 8 July 1985(1985-07-08) (aged 49–50) |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Political party | Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Guinea |
| Rank | Lieutenant colonel |
Diarra Traoré (1935 – 8 July 1985) was aGuinean soldier and politician. He served asPrime Minister of Guinea briefly in 1984 as a member of ajunta led byLansana Conté. In 1985, after Traoré attempted acoup d'état against President Conté, Conté had him executed.
Traoré received his military training at the French school inFréjus.[1] After Guinea gained its independence in 1958, he was first given command of the garrison atKoundara, then theFuta Jalon region.[1] However, PresidentAhmed Sékou Touré did not trust him, so he was discharged from themilitary.[1]
Traoré became a regional governor, being moved around regularly to various postings.[1] In the late 1970s, he joined theDemocratic Party of Guinea (PDG,Parti Démocratique de Guinée).[1]
At the death of Ahmed Sékou Touré in March 1984, on 3 April, Traoré supported acoup d'état led by Lieutenant ColonelLansana Conté.[2] The coup ousted interim PresidentLouis Lansana Beavogui and the PDG. Conté made himself President and appointed Traoré Prime Minister.[1] Conté, Traoré and others governed as theMilitary Committee of National Restoration (CMRN).[3]
A few months later, however, Conté demoted Traoré to Minister of State for National Education.[1][4][5] On 4 July 1985, Traoré attempted to overthrow Conté, who was attending a summit inTogo, but was quickly thwarted by loyal troops.[6] Traoré went into hiding,[6] but Conté's forces swiftly captured him and showed him on television being brutally assaulted.[5] Traoré and about one hundred other military personnel, many of them also ethnicMalinké like Traoré, were executed.[3][5][7]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Guinea 1984 | Succeeded by Post Abolished |
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| National | |
