Louis Lansana Beavogui
Louis Lansana Beavogui | |
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.jpg) Beavogui in 1964 | |
| President of Guinea Interim | |
| In office 26 March 1984 – 3 April 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Sékou Touré |
| Succeeded by | Lansana Conté |
| Prime Minister of Guinea | |
| In office 26 April 1972 – 3 April 1984 | |
| President | Ahmed Sékou Touré Himself (Acting) |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Diarra Traoré |
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| Born | 28 December 1923 Democratic Party |
| Spouse | Delphine Béavogui (?–1984; his death) |
Louis Lansana Beavogui (N'Ko: ߟߊ߲߭ߛߌ߬ߣߍ߬ ߓߌߦߊߝ߭ߏߜ߭ߌ߫; 28 December 1923 – 19 August 1984) was a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister from 1972 to 1984 and was briefly interim President in 1984.
Background and political career
Beavogui, a member of the
At the end of the Ninth Congress of the ruling
Interim presidency and military coup
Touré died on 26 March 1984. Per the Constitution, Beavogui became interim president. A week later, on 3 April, the PDG's Politburo was due to select a new leader. Beavogui, a close friend of Touré, was widely expected to succeed him.[4] [1] Under the Constitution, since the PDG was the sole legally permitted party, the newly elected leader would have been automatically elected to a seven-year term as president, and would have been confirmed in office via a referendum the following spring. Thus, had Beavogui been elected as the PDG's leader, he would have been all but assured of becoming president in his own right.
During his brief presidency, he said goodbye to his predecessor at his funeral. Lansana Beavogi spoke at a mourning rally at the Palais du Peuple on March 28, met with many delegations who arrived for the funeral at the airport, read a farewell speech at Sékou Touré's funeral on March 30. However, hours before the meeting was to begin, Colonel Lansana Conté and Lieutenant Colonel Diarra Traoré led a military coup which toppled the government.[4] The PDG was dissolved, and the Constitution was suspended.
Following the coup, Beavogui was imprisoned in Kindia prison until being taken to Conakry for medical treatment.[5] He died of diabetes[6] while hospitalized in Conakry in August 1984.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Thomas O'Toole and Janice E. Baker, Historical Dictionary of Guinea (4th edition, 2005), Scarecrow Press, page lxiv.
- ^ "Louis Lansana Béavogui 1923–1984". webGuinée. Archived from the original on 2012-04-07.
- ^ a b Historical Dictionary of Guinea, page 28.
- ^ a b "GUINEA'S MILITARY ASSUMES CONTROL; SEALS OFF NATION". The New York Times. 4 April 1984. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Jul 1985 - Government changes - Foreign and economic policy of military government - Release of detained members of former regime - Attempted coup", Keesing's Record of World Events, Volume 31, July, 1985 Guinea, Page 33709.
- ^ West Africa Annual (13th edition, 1996), page 188.
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