The Most Famous

POLITICIANS from Guinea

This page contains a list of the greatest Guinean Politicians. The pantheon dataset contains 19,576 Politicians, 17 of which were born in Guinea. This makes Guinea the birth place of the 109th most number of Politicians behind Tanzania, and Taiwan.

Top 10

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Guinean Politicians of all time. This list of famous Guinean Politicians is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Guinean Politicians.

1. Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922 - 1984)

With an HPI of 64.68, Ahmed Sékou Touré is the most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 57 different languages on wikipedia.

Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. He would later die in the United States in 1984. A devout Muslim from the Mandinka ethnic group, Sékou Touré was the great-grandson of the powerful Mandinka Muslim cleric Samori Ture who established an independent Islamic polity in part of West Africa. In 1960, he declared his Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique de Guinée, PDG) the only legal party in the state, and ruled from then on as a virtual dictator. He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms in the absence of any legal opposition. Under his rule many people were killed, most notably at Camp Boiro.

2. Alpha Condé (b. 1938)

With an HPI of 63.59, Alpha Condé is the 2nd most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 61 different languages.

Alpha Condé (N'Ko: ߊߟߑߝߊ߫ ߞߐ߲ߘߍ߫; born 4 March 1938) is a Guinean politician who served as the fourth president of Guinea from 2010 to 2021. He spent decades in opposition to a succession of regimes in Guinea, unsuccessfully running against then-President Lansana Conté in the 1993 and 1998 and leading the Rally of the Guinean People (RPG), an opposition party. Standing again in the 2010 presidential election, Condé was elected president in a second round of voting. Upon his election, he said he would strengthen Guinea as a democracy and fight corruption. When Condé took office in December 2010, he became the first freely elected president in the country's history. He was reelected in 2015 with about 58% of the vote, and again in 2020 with 59.5% after a constitutional referendum which allowed Condé to "reset" his term limit and seek two more terms. The move was controversial and sparked massive protests before and after the referendum, which were brutally repressed. Condé's critics have claimed there was fraud in the 2015 and 2020 elections. On 30 January 2017, Condé succeeded Chad's Idriss Déby as head of the African Union. He was succeeded by Rwandan president Paul Kagame on 28 January 2018. On 5 September 2021, the Guinea Armed Forces arrested Condé and overthrew him.

3. Sundiata Keita (1190 - 1255)

With an HPI of 62.40, Sundiata Keita is the 3rd most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 30 different languages.

Sundiata Keita (Mandinka, Malinke: [sʊndʒæta keɪta]; c. 1217 – c. 1255, N'Ko spelling: ߛߏ߲߬ߖߘߊ߬ ߞߋߕߊ߬; also known as Manding Diara, Lion of Mali, Sogolon Djata, son of Sogolon, Nare Maghan and Sogo Sogo Simbon Salaba) was a prince and founder of the Mali Empire. He was also the great-uncle of the Malian ruler Mansa Musa, who is usually regarded as the wealthiest person of all time, although there are no reliable ways to accurately calculate his wealth. Written sources augment the Mande oral histories, with the Moroccan traveller Muhammad ibn Battúta (1304–1368) and the Tunisian historian ibn Khaldun (1332–1406) both having travelled to Mali in the century after Sundiata's death, and providing independent verification of his existence. The semi-historical but legendary Epic of Sundiata by the Malinké/Maninka people centers on his life. The epic poem is primarily known through oral tradition, transmitted by generations of Maninka griots (djeli or jeliw). The Manden Charter issued during his reign is listed by UNESCO as one of an intangible cultural heritage.

4. Lansana Conté (1934 - 2008)

With an HPI of 61.41, Lansana Conté is the 4th most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 50 different languages.

Lansana Conté (N'Ko: ߟߊ߲߭ߛߣߊ߬ ߞߐ߲ߕߋ߬; 30 November 1934 – 22 December 2008) was a Guinean politician and military official who served as the second president of Guinea from 1984 until his death in 2008. Conté came to power in the 1984 Guinean coup d'état.

5. Samori Ture (1830 - 1900)

With an HPI of 58.82, Samori Ture is the 5th most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Samory Toure (c. 1828 – June 2, 1900), also known as Samori Toure, Samory Touré, or Almamy Samore Lafiya Toure, was a Mandinka Muslim cleric, military strategist, and founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic empire that was stretched across present-day north and eastern Guinea, north-eastern Sierra Leone, southern Mali, northern Côte d'Ivoire and part of southern Burkina Faso. A deeply religious Muslim of the Maliki school of religious jurisprudence of Sunni Islam, he organized his empire and justified its expansion with Islamic principles. Toure resisted French colonial rule in West Africa from 1882 until his capture in 1898. He was the great-grandfather of Guinea's first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré.

6. Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923 - 1984)

With an HPI of 52.01, Louis Lansana Beavogui is the 6th most famous Guinean Politician. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

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.

7. Moussa Dadis Camara (b. 1964)

With an HPI of 51.55, Moussa Dadis Camara is the 7th most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 33 different languages.

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (French pronunciation: [musa dadis kamaʁa]; N'Ko: ߡߎߛߊ߫ ߘߊ߬ߘߌߛ ߞߡߊ߬ߙߊ߫ ߫; born 1 January 1964), now called Moïse Dadis Camara ([mɔiz dadis kamaʁa]), is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the third president of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 15 January 2010. He was the first chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development, which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté. On 28 September 2009, protests occurred in the capital Conakry demanding that Camara step down. The security forces responded with force, and several dozen people died. On 3 December 2009, Camara was shot in the head during an assassination attempt and subsequently left the country to Morocco for medical treatment. Sékouba Konaté took over as acting president, with the United States and France expressing their desire to keep Camara out of the country. He was exiled in Burkina Faso, where he converted from Islam to Catholicism, changing his name from Moussa to the French form, Moïse, before returning to Guinea in 2021. On 31 July 2024, he was found guilty of crimes against humanity for his role in the 2009 protests, and was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment.

8. Nanfadima Magassouba (b. )

With an HPI of 48.87, Nanfadima Magassouba is the 8th most famous Guinean Politician. Her biography has been translated into 22 different languages.

Nanfadima Magassouba is a Guinean women's rights activist and politician. She was head of the National Coalition of Guinea for the Rights and Citizenship of Women (CONAG-DCF), and since 2013 has been a member of Guinea's National Assembly.

9. Mamady Doumbouya (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 45.47, Mamady Doumbouya is the 9th most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 29 different languages.

Mamady Doumbouya (N'Ko: ߡߊ߬ߡߊߘߌ߫ ߘߎ߲ߓߎߦߊ߫, born 4 March 1980) is a Guinean military officer serving as the interim president of Guinea since 1 October 2021. Doumbouya led a coup d'état on 5 September 2021 that overthrew the previous president, Alpha Condé. He is a member of the Special Forces Group of the Guinean military and a former French legionnaire. On the day of the coup, Doumbouya issued a broadcast on state television declaring that his faction had dissolved the government and constitution. On 1 October 2021, Doumbouya was sworn in as interim president.

10. Cellou Dalein Diallo (b. 1952)

With an HPI of 45.40, Cellou Dalein Diallo is the 10th most famous Guinean Politician. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.

Cellou Dalein Diallo (born 3 February 1952) is a Guinean economist and politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea from 2004 to 2006. Previously he held a succession of ministerial posts in the government from 1996 to 2004. Currently he is President of the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), an opposition party. He was a candidate in the 2020 Guinean presidential election but lost to incumbent Alpha Condé.

People

Pantheon has 18 people classified as Guinean politicians born between 1190 and 1980. Of these 18, 10 (55.56%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Guinean politicians include Alpha Condé, Moussa Dadis Camara, and Nanfadima Magassouba. The most famous deceased Guinean politicians include Ahmed Sékou Touré, Sundiata Keita, and Lansana Conté. As of April 2024, 1 new Guinean politicians have been added to Pantheon including Mamady Doumbouya.