[1] Alpha Oumar was appointed minister of state for Exchange in the cabinet announced on 19 June 1972.
[3] At a press conference on 2 August 1976, Sekou Toure announced the arrest in Conakry of several plotters, including Telli Diallo, Alpha Oumar Barry, Lamine Kouyaté and Alioune Dramé.
[4] Both Alpha Oumar and Alioune Dramé had been childhood friends of Telli Diallo.
[5] After his arrest, the camp commandant Siaka Touré transmitted a series of messages to Alpha Oumar from President Touré demanding that he confess to being a plotter to save the face of the revolution.
[6] On 12 February 1977, Alpha Oumar and others were placed on a "black diet", meaning they were deprived of food and water.