Damantang Camara
Damantang Camara (died 1985-87) was a Guinean politician. He served in the first council of the Politburo of the First Republic of Guinea as Minister of Public Affairs from 1957.[1] He held a number of other positions under Sékou Touré at different times, including Minister of Justice and Minister for Maritime Guinea,[1] as well as rising to the rank of President of the National Assembly.[2] Camara was among a number of politicians condemned to 28 months in prison under the Lansana Conté regime for his participation in the Sékou Touré government.[3][4] He died either in 1985[2] or shortly after his release from prison in 1986 or 1987.[5][6]
His grandson is the politician and minister Albert Damantang Camara.[7]
References
- ^ a b Djibril Kassomba Camara (2005). Le redressement national en République de Guinée: les effets pervers. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 53ff. ISBN 2-7475-9735-0.
- ^ a b "Biographie de Elhadj Damantang Camara". Qui est Qui en Guinée. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Lewin, André. Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-1984). Président de la Guinée de 1958 à 1984. Tome 7: Juin 1977 - Mars 1984. Paris: L'Harmattan. p. 300. ISBN 9782296123397.
- ^ "Plusieurs dizaines de condamnations à mort parmi les proches de Sekou Touré". Le Monde. 8 May 1987. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Ces familles qui dirigent la Guinée depuis 60 ans…". Guinéenews. 7 October 1986. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ "Composition du Premier Gouvernement de la République de Guinée. 2 Octobre 1958". webGuinée. 2013. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ Diallo, Fatoumata (9 December 2019). "Guinée : dix choses à savoir sur Damantang Albert Camara, le nouveau ministre de la Sécurité". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 24 February 2025.