Thursday, January 22, 2009

Guinea temporarily expelled from the African Union.

Representatives of the countries - members of the African Union decided to suspend the membership of Guinea. As the AFP, referring to an official statement issued by the Union, this is due to have taken place in a coup d'état. The document states that Guinea returned to its status as soon as there will be restored constitutional order.
December 23, 2008 occurred in Guinea coup, carried out by the military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadisa Camara. The military announced the dissolution of the government and other authorities and to suspend the constitution. To manage the state was formed by the National Council of 32 people. It was also reported that the Prime Minister of Guinea and other high-ranking officials subject to the requirement and the junta to lay down his credentials.
The coup took place the day after the President's death, 74 years of Lansana Conte. According to the Guinean Constitution, new presidential elections must be held within 60 days. However, representatives of the junta claimed that they held no earlier than 2010.
According to some reports, the leader of the junta Kamara, headed the National Council, declared himself president of Guinea.
The African Union - an international organization comprised of 53 countries located on the African continent.

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