Lansana Conté

Lansana Conté
ߟߊ߲߭ߛߣߊ߬ ߞߐ߲ߕߋ߬
Conté in 2001
2nd President of Guinea
In office
3 April 1984  22 December 2008
Prime MinisterDiarra Traoré
Sidya Touré
Lamine Sidimé
François Lonseny Fall
Cellou Dalein Diallo
Eugène Camara
Lansana Kouyaté
Ahmed Tidiane Souaré
Preceded byAhmed Sékou Touré
Louis Lansana Beavogui (acting)
Succeeded byMoussa Dadis Camara
Personal details
Born(1934-11-30)30 November 1934
Dubréka, French Guinea
Died22 December 2008(2008-12-22) (aged 74)
Conakry, Guinea
Resting placeLansanaya
Political partyPUP
SpouseHadja Kadiatou Seth Conté
Military service
Branch/serviceFrench Army
Guinean Army
Years of service France (1955–1958)
 Guinea (1958–1991)
RankGeneral

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.