Factbook
Histoire de Guinée — Chronologie
Dates clés de l'histoire de Guinée, d'après le Factbook Magna et l'Encyclopédie universelle.
1958In 1958, Guinea achieved independence from France.
1958Independence: 2 October 1958 (from France).
1984Sekou TOURE became Guinea’s first post-independence president; he established a dictatorial regime and ruled until his death in 1984, after which General Lansana CONTE staged a coup and seized the government.
2008He too established an authoritarian regime and manipulated presidential elections until his death in 2008, when Captain Moussa Dadis CAMARA led a military coup, seized power, and suspended the constitution.
2009In 2009, CAMARA was wounded in an assassination attempt and was exiled to Burkina Faso.
2010Alpha CONDE won the 2010 and 2015 presidential elections, and his first cabinet was the first all-civilian government in Guinean history.
2010In 2010 and 2013 respectively, the country held its first free and fair presidential and legislative elections.
2018Languages: French (official), Pular, Maninka, Susu, other native languages Religions: Muslim 85.2%, Christian 13.4%, animist 0.2%, none 1.2% (2018 est.) Urban population: 38.1% of total population (2023).
2020CONDE won a third term in 2020 after a constitutional change to term limits.
2021In 2021, Col Mamady DOUMBOUYA led another successful military coup, establishing the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development (CNRD), suspending the constitution, and dissolving the government and the legislature.
2022The National Transition Council (CNT), which acts as the legislative body for the transition, was formed in 2022 and consists of appointed members representing a broad swath of Guinean society.
2023Generation mix — fossil fuels: 25.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); solar: 0.6% of total installed capacity (2023 est.); hydroelectricity: 74.1% of total installed capacity (2023 est.) Energy use: 5.235 million Btu/person (2023 est.).
2023Industries: bauxite, gold, diamonds, iron ore; light manufacturing, agricultural processing Agriculture: rice, cassava, maize, groundnuts, oil palm fruit, plantains, potatoes, fonio, yams, sweet potatoes (2023) Electricity access: 47.7% (2022 est.).
2023Major urban areas: 2.111 million CONAKRY (capital) (2023) growing but primarily agrarian West African economy; major mining sector; improving fiscal and debt balances prior to COVID-19; economy increasingly vulnerable to climate change; slow infrastructure improvements; gender wealth and human capital gaps Inflation: 8.1% (2024 est.).
2024Military spending: 2.1% of GDP (2024 est.).
2025Population: 14.4 million (2025 estimate).
