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Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

Timeline of Events

1882

6.28.1882

The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

1958

9.28.1958

France ratifies a new Constitution of France; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new constitution on October 4. Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for independence instead.

10.2.1958

Guinea declares its independence from France.

12.12.1958

Guinea joins the United Nations.

1959

5.18.1959

Launch of the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire in Conakry, Guinea.

1983

7.1.1983

A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.

2009

9.28.2009

The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, sexually assaulted, killed and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.