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The foreign relations of Guinea, including those with its West African neighbors, have improved steadily since 1985.
Ahmed Sékou Touré was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving 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.
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The Syndicat des Acteurs de la Monnaie Électronique de Guinée (SAMEL-G) is a trade union of mobile money workers in Guinea. Two notable mobile money providers in the country are MTN Group and Orange S.A.
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Events in the year 2022 in Guinea.
References
- ↑ Alpha Assia Baldé (2022-02-05). "Abdoulaye Sow aux membres du CNT : « il faut éviter l'exclusion »". Guinée Matin .
- ↑ ICTUR; et al., eds. (2005). Trade Unions of the World (6th ed.). London, UK: John Harper Publishing. ISBN 0-9543811-5-7.
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