Moussa Dadis Camara

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. On 3 December 2009, Camara was shot in the head during an assassination attempt and subsequently left the country to Morocco for medical treatment. Sékouba Konaté took over as acting president, with the United States and France expressing their desire to keep Camara out of the country. He was exiled in Burkina Faso, where he converted from Islam to Catholicism, changing his name from Moussa to the French form, Moïse, before returning to Guinea in 2021. On 31 July 2024, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in the 2009 protests, and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

On March 28, 2025, he was pardoned by the transitional president, Mamady Doumbouya.