Cellou Dalein Diallo

Cellou Dalein Diallo (born 3 February 1952[1]) is a Guinean economist and politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea from 2004 to 2006.

[1][2][7] The position of prime minister had previously been vacant since April 2004 due to the resignation of François Lonseny Fall.

[3] However, allegations of corruption coupled with disagreements with Conté's top associates, particularly Fodé Bangoura, the Secretary-General of the Presidency, and Mamadou Sylla, a wealthy businessman, culminated in Diallo's removal from his prime minister post.

[9] Although there were subsequently reports that Diallo had been placed under house arrest, he denied this in an interview with IRIN and thanked Conté for maintaining confidence in him during his time in the government.

[3] On 8 November 2007, an opposition political party, the Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea (UFDG), announced that it had appointed Diallo as its president, succeeding Mamadou Boye Bah.

[14] Conté died in December 2008 and soldiers immediately seized power in a military coup d'état.

After spending time in France and Senegal, he returned to Conakry on 13 September 2009 and was greeted at the airport by about 60,000 supporters.

[18] On 28 September 2009, Diallo participated in a massive opposition protest in Conakry, which was directed against Camara's suspected aspirations to run for president in 2010.

Cellou Dalein Diallo (2019)