2017 in Guinea
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Events in the year 2017 in Guinea.
Incumbents
Events
- 21 January: Following the Gambian constitutional crisis former President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia on a plane reportedly bound for Guinea.[1]
- July: Guinea passed a law that criminalized torture and abolished the death penalty.[2]
Deaths
- 7 January: Cheick Fantamady Camara, 57, film director.[3]
- 13 February: Momo Wandel Soumah, 39, footballer.[4]
- 21 February: Jeanne Martin Cissé, 90, teacher and politician.[5]
- 2 November: Somparé, 73, politician, President of the National Assembly (2002–2008).
References
- ↑ "Ex-President Yahya Jammeh leaves The Gambia after losing election". BBC News. 2017-01-21. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ "Abolitionist and retentionist countries (as of July 2018)". Amnesty International. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ "Décès du cinéaste Fantamady Camara : il pleure sur Conakry". Le Quotidien (in French). 9 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ↑ NY, Yusra (2017-02-13). "Football : Décès de Momo Wandel Soumah, l'ancien joueur de l'Etoile". Kapitalis (in French). Retrieved 2026-04-17.
- ↑ "Jeanne Martin Cissé n'est plus ! | Vision Guinee". www.visionguinee.info (in French). Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2026-04-17.