Mamady Doumbouya


Mamady Doumbouya
Doumbouya in October 2021
5th President of Guinea
Assumed office
1 October 2021
Acting: 5 September – 1 October 2021
Prime Minister
Preceded byAlpha Condé
Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development
In office
5 September 2021 – 5 March 2023
Preceded byCouncil formed
Succeeded byCouncil dissolved; Himself as President
Personal details
Born (1980-03-04) 4 March 1980 (age 44)
Kankan Region, Guinea
Spouse(s)Lauriane Doumbouya
Children3
Military service
Allegiance
Branch/service
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars2021 Guinean coup d'état

Mamady Doumbouya (born 4 March 1980) is a Guinean soldier and politician.[1] After being appointed by the 4th President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, who had just changed the country's constitution to remain for a 3rd term, with the sole responsibility of preventing another coup d'état from happening. He spearheaded the 2021 Guinean coup d'état to become the 5th and President of Guinea. He was a former French Legionnaire and supposedly also member of a "Special Forces Group" from the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces.[2] He created and became the self-appointed Chairman of the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development from 2021 to 2023.

  1. "Guinean rebel leader Colonel Doumbouya announces president's arrest". TASS. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. "Soldiers say Guinea constitution, gov't dissolved in apparent coup". Yahoo! News. 5 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

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