Mamady Doumbouya | |
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| ߡߊ߬ߡߊߘߌ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎߦߊ߫ | |
 Doumbouya in 2022 | |
| President of Guinea | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Mohamed Béavogui Bernard Goumou Bah Oury |
| Preceded by | Alpha Condé |
| Chairman of theNational Committee of Reconciliation and Development | |
| Assumed office 5 September 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (age 40) Kankan, Guinea |
| Spouse | Lauriane Darboux |
| Children | 4 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France (formerly) Guinea |
| Branch/service |  French Foreign Legion (formerly) Guinea Army |
| Rank |  General |
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President of Guinea 2021-present Government Family   | ||
GeneralMamady Doumbouya (N'Ko:ߡߊ߬ߡߊߘߌ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎߦߊ߫, born 5 December 1984) is a Guineangeneral serving as the currentpresident of Guinea since 5 September 2021. Doumbouya leda coup d'état on 5 September 2021 that overthrew the previous president,Alpha Condé.
He is a member of the Special Forces Group of theGuinean military and a formerFrench legionnaire. On the day of the coup, Doumbouya issued a broadcast on state television declaring that his faction had dissolved the government and constitution. On 1 October 2021, Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president.[1]
At the head of the military junta that seized power following the coup d'état, he is responsible for the disappearances of human rights activists, such asFoniké Menguè,[2] and journalists, such asHabib Marouane Camara.[3][4]
Doumbouya was born on 5 December 1984[5] in theKankan Region ofGuinea.[6][7][8] He is ofMandinka origins.[7] He attended primary school at the Dramé Oumar school.[5]
Doumbouya was aFrench legionnaire holding the rank ofcorporal until the end of his contract in 2009.[5]
He returned to Guinea in 2011, where he was affected to the Centre d'instruction d'infanterie of Camp Kwamé Krumah first as instructor and then as Director of studies. He received unit commander training in Senegal and then was affected to Kindia's Centre d'instruction d'infanterie.[5]
In 2018, Doumbouya was named head of the Special Forces Group, an elite military unit created by PresidentAlpha Condé.[7][9] When he took office, receiving promotion to the rank of battalion commander, his international experience was cited, including training he had completed in a number of different countries.[7][9] In 2018, he metAssimi Goïta, fromMali, inBurkina Faso at a US Army training session for regional special forces commanders. Both he and Assimi Goïta would later launch military coups against their governments.[10] He worked in this role for country's intelligence services, based inForécariah.[8] He was further promoted tolieutenant colonel in 2019 and tocolonel in 2020.[9][11] In 2021, he was said to have been seeking more authority for the Special Forces Group.[7] During his presidency, he was promoted togeneral in 2024 and at the same time, resigned from his command of the Special Forces Group.[12]
Doumbouya was deployed on missions toAfghanistan,Ivory Coast,Djibouti,Central African Republic,Israel,Cyprus, theUK and Guinea, during his 15-year career.[10]
He was one of 25 officials from Guinea that theEuropean Union threatened tosanction over allegations ofhuman rights abuses.[8]
In May 2021, there were rumors stemming from the government of a possible arrest of Doumbouya while he was inConakry on unknown accusations or charges.[13]
Doumbouya was the instigator of the5 September 2021 Guinean coup d'état, in which the president of Guinea,Alpha Condé, was detained.[14] Doumbouya issued a broadcast on state television declaring that his faction had dissolved the government and constitution.[15] He also said that the "National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), [was forced] to take its responsibility" after "the dire political situation of our country, the instrumentalization of the judiciary, the non-respect of democratic principles, the extreme politicization of public administration, as well as poverty and corruption."[16] In justifying the military's actions, Doumbouya quoted the former Ghanaian presidentJerry Rawlings, who said that "if the people are crushed by their elites, it is up to the army to give the people their freedom."[17]
After taking power, he forced office holders to attend his first meeting, lest they be consideredrebels.[18] Then during his broadcast he would announce that ex-presidentAlpha Condé would not be released and that they would still give him healthcare. Doumbouya downplayed possible economic sanctions byECOWAS, saying through a spokesman that "as soldiers, their work is in Guinea and there is nothing to freeze in their accounts."[19] The ECOWAS representatives also urged thejunta to allow ousted president Condé to leave Guinea; the junta has refused to do so.[19]
On 1 October 2021, Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president atMohammed V Palace [fr] in Conakry.[20] He announced plans to "refound the state" introducing "free, credible and transparent"elections and respecting "all the national and international commitments to which the country has subscribed".[10]
OnMali's 62nd anniversary of independence, Doumbouya met with Malian presidentAssimi Goïta in which he was welcomed by him. They discussed about many issues during his visit.[21]
Doumbouya met withPaul Kagame ofRwanda inGuinea; the first such meeting with a foreign head of state since the2021 Guinean coup d'état. Doumbouya was inspired by Kagame to reform and reconcile his nation like Kagame did to Rwanda.[22]
Anti-government protestors have been threatened withlife in prison by Doumbouya and the junta.[23]
On 19 February 2024, Doumbouya and theNational Committee of Reconciliation and Development ordered the dissolution of the interim government in preparation of the new presidential elections to be held on a later date.[24]
On 22 July 2024, after the disappearance of the political activists Foniké Menguè and Billo Bah, who are associated with the National Front for the Defense of the Constitution (FNDC), their families filed a complaint inParis, France against Mamadi Doumbouya.[25]
On 28 March 2025, Doumbouya granted a pardon on health grounds to former presidentMoussa Dadis Camara, who was convicted over the killing of 156 people during the2009 Guinean protests.[26]
In June 2025, theLawyer's Order of Guinea boycotted hearings for two weeks and their members left national institutions in which they served in reaction to the kidnapping and torture of Mohamed Traoré, the Order's ex-bâtonnier and a critic of Doumbouya.[27]
Under Doumbouya's rule, the2025 Guinean constitutional referendum was held on 21 September, with around 89% of voters approving a proposed newconstitution.[28] On 3 November, Doumbouya submitted his candidacy for the2025 Guinean presidential election scheduled on 28 December.[29]
Mamady Doumbouya allows Chinese investment and funding mostly in the mining sector.[30]
Doumbouya is married toLauriane Darboux, who is an active duty member of the FrenchNational Gendarmerie.[31] The couple has four children.[31][32]
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