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Background: Guinea has had only two presidents since gaining its
independence from France in 1958. Lansana CONTE came to power
in 1984 when the military seized the government after the
death of the first president, Sekou TOURE. Guinea did not hold
democratic elections until 1993 when Gen. CONTE (head of the
military government) was elected president of the civilian
government. He was reelected in 1998 and again in 2003. Guinea
has maintained its internal stability despite spillover
effects from conflict in Sierra Leone and Liberia. As those
countries have rebuilt, Guinea's own vulnerability to
political and economic crisis has increased. In 2006,
declining economic conditions and popular dissatisfaction with
corruption and bad governance prompted two massive strikes
that sparked urban unrest in many Guinean cities.
Borders: Cote d'Ivoire 610 km, Guinea-Bissau 386 km, Liberia 563 km,
Mali 858 km, Senegal 330 km, Sierra Leone 652 km
Population: 9,402,098
GDP per capita: $354.29 per capita
Capital with population: Conakry - 1,508,000
Largest city with population: Conakry - 1,508,000
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