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Guinean military officer, diplomat, and politician (died 2024)
Sidiba Koulibaly
Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba [fr]
In office
October 2023 – June 2024
Minister of Urban Affairs, Housing and Spatial Planning
In office
9 May 2023 – 10 May 2023
Preceded byIbrahima Sory Bangoura [fr]
Succeeded byIbrahima Kalil Condé [fr]
Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces
In office
12 October 2021 – 9 May 2023
Preceded byNamory Traoré
Succeeded byIbrahima Sory Bangoura
Personal details
Died22 June 2024
Conakry, Guinea
NationalityGuinean
OccupationMilitary officer
Diplomat

Sidiba Koulibaly (died 22 June 2024) was a Guinean military officer, diplomat, and politician.

He served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces from 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023. On 15 June 2024, he was arrested and sentenced to five years in prison for desertion and illegal possession of a weapon by a military tribunal in Conakry.

Biography

Koulibaly was second in command during the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development-led 2021 Guinean coup d'état. On 29 September 2021, he headed a delegation which met with Nana Akufo-Addo, president of ECOWAS, following Guinea's suspension from the community. From 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023, he was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, succeeding General Namory Traoré. He was replaced by Ibrahima Sory Bangoura [fr]. He replaced the latter as Minister of Urban Affairs, Housing and Spatial Planning for one day, but was replaced by Ibrahima Kalil Condé [fr], former governor of Kindia Region. In October 2023, he was named as Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba [fr], a position he held until his arrest on 4 June 2024.

It was reported that staff at the Guinean embassy in Havana had not received their salary in five months. He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Conakry military court. The day after his conviction, he was removed from the Guinean Armed Forces and demoted to the rank of colonel.

Koulibaly died of cardiac arrest in Conakry on 22 June 2024.

Awards

References

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