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Moussa Dadis Camara

1964 - Today

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Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (French pronunciation: [musa dadis kamaʁa]; N'Ko: ߡߎߛߊ߫ ߘߊ߬ߘߌߛ ߞߡߊ߬ߙߊ߫ ߫; born 1 January 1964), now called Moïse Dadis Camara ([mɔiz dadis kamaʁa]), is an ex-officer of the Guinean Army who served as the third president of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 3 December 2009. He was the first chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development, which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté. On 28 September 2009, protests occurred in the capital Conakry demanding that Camara step down. The security forces responded with force, and several dozen people died. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2024). Moussa Dadis Camara is the 14,361st most popular politician (down from 11,871st in 2024), the 10th most popular biography from Guinea (down from 9th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Guinean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Moussa Dadis Camara ranks 14,361 out of 19,576. Before him are Jiří Paroubek, Frederick IV, Duke of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg, Prosper Poullet, Ricardo Pérez Godoy, Juan Trippe, and Octa of Kent. After him are Al-Hakim II, Stella Kyriakides, Borommatrailokkanat, Charles Rabemananjara, Esther Hayut, and Ahmose-Sitkamose.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Moussa Dadis Camara ranks 232. Before him are Mark Waters, Petr Kellner, Matt Walsh, Valérie Lemercier, Stuart McCall, and Mark Lanegan. After him are Neneh Cherry, Kad Merad, Paprika Steen, Petr Nečas, Michael Cudlitz, and Victor Ferreyra.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara ranks 10 out of 49. Before him are Lansana Conté (1934), Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Mory Kanté (1950), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), and Nanfadima Magassouba (null). After him are Solomana Kante (1922), Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba (1945), Eugène Camara (1942), Jean-Marie Doré (1938), Mohamed Said Fofana (1952), and Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (1951).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guinea

Among politicians born in Guinea, Moussa Dadis Camara ranks 8. Before him are Alpha Condé (1938), Lansana Conté (1934), Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), and Nanfadima Magassouba (null). After him are Eugène Camara (1942), Jean-Marie Doré (1938), Mohamed Said Fofana (1952), Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (1951), Kabiné Komara (1950), and Mamady Doumbouya (1980).

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