Transitional Committee for National Recovery

military junta, Guinea

Also known as: CMRN, CTRN, Military Committee for National Recovery, Military Committee for National Redress(Show More)

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The Transitional Committee for National Recovery (CMRN) was a military junta that governed Guinea after the death of President Sékou Touré in April 1984. Led by Lansana Conté, the CMRN abolished the existing political party and established a new constitutional framework that eventually transitioned Guinea to civilian rule in 1991.1

Following President Conté's death in December 2008, another military junta, the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD), took power. This junta suspended the constitution and dissolved the legislature, establishing a transitional body to govern the country. In September 2021, a military coup led by Colonel Mamady Doumbouya overthrew President Alpha Condé, citing mismanagement, corruption, and poverty as reasons for the takeover. This junta also suspended the constitution and promised a transition back to civilian rule.12

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…(Comité Militaire de Redressement National; CMRN). A new constitution in 1991 began a transition to civilian rule. It provided for a civilian president and a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly; both the president and the legislators were to be elected by universal suffrage for five-year terms. Political parties were legalized…
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…(Comité Militaire de Redressement National; CMRN). A new constitution in 1991 began a transition to civilian rule. It provided for a civilian president and a unicameral legislature, the National Assembly; both the president and the legislators were to be elected by universal suffrage for five-year terms. Political parties were legalized…
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