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Lansana Conté

1934 - 2008

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Lansana Conté (N'Ko: ߟߊ߲߭ߛߣߊ߬ ߞߐ߲ߕߋ߬; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008) was a Guinean politician and military officer who served as the second president of Guinea from 1984 until his death in 2008. Conté came to power in the 1984 Guinean coup d'état. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lansana Conté is the 3,027th most popular politician (up from 3,810th in 2019), the 4th most popular biography from Guinea and the 3rd most popular Guinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lansana Conté ranks 3,027 out of 19,576. Before him are Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg, Psusennes I, Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi, Canute Lavard, Hans-Adam I, Prince of Liechtenstein, and Artur Axmann. After him are Andrzej Duda, Sancho II of Portugal, Cleopatra I Syra, Kuchlug, Princess Augusta Sophia of the United Kingdom, and King Zhou of Shang.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Lansana Conté ranks 50. Before him are Georges Moustaki, Louise Fletcher, Bill Bixby, Princess Margaretha, Mrs. Ambler, Niklaus Wirth, and Alan Arkin. After him are John L. Hall, Albert Speer, Carlo Rubbia, Wole Soyinka, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, and Yasuo Takamori. Among people deceased in 2008, Lansana Conté ranks 37. Before him are Yma Sumac, Mel Ferrer, Gary Gygax, Jean-Marie Balestre, Jacques Piccard, and Heath Ledger. After him are John Archibald Wheeler, George Habash, Jörg Haider, Janez Drnovšek, Michael Crichton, and George Emil Palade.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Lansana Conté ranks 4 out of 49. Before him are Robert Sarah (1945), Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922), and Alpha Condé (1938). After him are Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Mory Kanté (1950), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Solomana Kante (1922), and Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guinea

Among politicians born in Guinea, Lansana Conté ranks 3. Before him are Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922), and Alpha Condé (1938). After him are Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Eugène Camara (1942), Jean-Marie Doré (1938), Mohamed Said Fofana (1952), and Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (1951).

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