Sidiba Koulibaly | |
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Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba | |
In office October 2023 –June 2024 | |
Minister of Urban Affairs,Housing and Spatial Planning | |
In office 9 May 2023 –10 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura |
Succeeded by | Ibrahima Kalil Condé |
Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces | |
In office 12 October 2021 –9 May 2023 | |
Preceded by | Namory Traoré |
Succeeded by | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura |
Personal details | |
Died | 22 June 2024 Conakry,Guinea |
Nationality | Guinean |
Occupation | Military officer Diplomat |
Sidiba Koulibaly (died 22 June 2024) was a Guinean military officer,diplomat,and politician. [1]
He served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces from 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023. [2] On 15 June 2024,he was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for desertion and illegal possession of a weapon by a military tribunal in Conakry. [3]
Koulibaly was second in command during the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development-led 2021 Guinean coup d'état. On 29 September 2021, [4] he headed a delegation which met with Nana Akufo-Addo,president of ECOWAS,following Guinea's suspension from the community. [5] From 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023,he was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces,succeeding General Namory Traoré. [6] He was replaced by Ibrahima Sory Bangoura . [7] He replaced the latter as Minister of Urban Affairs,Housing and Spatial Planning for one day, [8] but was replaced by Ibrahima Kalil Condé ,former governor of Kindia Region. [9] In October 2023,he was named as Chargéd'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba , [10] a position he held until his arrest on 4 June 2024. [3]
It was reported that staff at the Guinean embassy in Havana had not received their salary in five months. [11] He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Conakry military court. [3] The day after his conviction,he was removed from the Guinean Armed Forces and demoted to the rank of colonel. [12]
Koulibaly died of cardiac arrest in Conakry on 22 June 2024. [13]
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