Ministry Details
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President

Lansana Conté (1984/1999) PUP

The president is elected for a five year term by the people.

President Conte was born in 1944. After serving in the French army, he returned home in 1958 and, in 1975, had become chief of staff. He seized power after President Sekou Toure's death in 1984, suspended the constitution, freed political prisoners and encouraged exiles to return. By 1992 he had organised a return to civilian rule, proceeding to win a presidential poll in 1993 and parliamentary elections in 1995.

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Goverment Ministers

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Parliament

The Assemblée Nationale (National Assembly) has 114 members, elected for a four year term, 38 members in single-seat constituencies and 76 members by proportional representation.

The government is formed by the PUP.

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Political Parties

- Party of Unity and Progress (Parti de l'Unité et du Progrès, PUP)
- Union for Progress and Renewal (Union pour le Progrès et le Renouveau, UPR)
- Union for Progress of Guinea (Union pour le Progrès de la Guinée, UPG)
- Democratic Party of Guinea-African Democratic Rally (Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain, PDG-RDA)
- National Alliance for Progress (Alliance Nationale pour le Progrès, ANP)
- Party of the Union for Development (Parti de l’Union pour le Développement, PUD)
- Rally of the Guinean People (Rassemblement du Peuple Guinéen, RPG)

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