Guinea Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Offh ial name. Republic of Guinea

Type: republic

Capital: Conakry

Political subdivisions: 33 provinces, divided into 36 prefectures

Legal system: based on French civil law system, customary law, and decree; 1958 constitution suspended after military coup on 3 April 1984; legal codes currently being revised; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction

National holiday: Independence Day, 2 October; Anniversary of Committee for National Redressment, 3 April

Branches: coup on 3 April 1984 established the 25-member (currently 20 members) Military Committee for National Redressment to determine government policy; the highest ranking CMRN member became President, with other CMRN assuming most Cabinet portfolios, precoup unicameral legislature has been abolished

Government leaders: Gen. Lansana CONTE, Head of Government (since April 1984)

Suffrage: universal over age 18

Elections: none scheduled but CMRN has promised to create a true and viable democracy

Political parties and leaders: follow ing 3 April 1984 coup all political activity banned and only party, Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG), dissolved

Communists: no Communist party, although there are some sympathizers

Member of : AfDB, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, G-77, IBA, IBRD, ICAO, ICO, IDA, IDB— Islamic Development Bank, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, ITU, Mano River Union, Niger River Commission, NAM, OAU, OATUU, OIC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Guinea on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Guinea 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Guinea 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.