Louis Lansana Beavogui

Louis Lansana Beavogui ( born December 28, 1923 in Macenta Macenta Prefecture; † August 19, 1984 in Conakry ) was a politician in Guinea. He was Prime Minister from 1972 to 1984 the state from 1958 to 1984 also several times minister of different portfolios.

Life

Beavogui was born the son of an employee in Guinea and later went to Senegal to Dakar to study medicine. After graduating, he went back to Guinea, where he worked as a doctor in Guekedou and Kissidougou. His political career began as party secretary of the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG ). He later became mayor of Kissidougou and after Guinea the new Constitution of France had not agreed on 28 September 1958, and declared himself shortly thereafter on October 2 for independent, Minister of Economy and Planning. The first banknotes Guinea after independence bore his signature.

Work

Beavogui first task as Prime Minister, it was given to developing economic relations with other countries, because it came with France after independence to break. Especially with the Soviet Union's long -term contracts were negotiated, the increased influence of the Soviet Union in Guinea enormous. In 1961 he was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Guinea, as he supported the course of the socialist countries strictly. The distinction thus caused to many European countries - the break with the Federal Republic came only after Guinea this 1971 accused of having been involved in an invasion - damaged the development of the economy immensely. Even after Beavogui economy minister was again on May 17, 1969, he continued this trend. In order to relieve himself, the President Ahmed Sékou Touré of Guinea, the Office of the Prime Minister introduced in 1972, which he held for the first time with Beavogui. Actually, however, he had no power and Touré was able to continue his dictatorial rule out. Beavogui held during which - in addition to the post of prime minister - another ministerial portfolios. After the death of Touré in March 1984 Beavogui was declared in the presidency for the provisional successor. In the following days, however, encouraged opposition to the previous regime, which ended in a military coup led by Lansana Conté. On April 3, Beavogui was toppled and arrested. He was taken to the prison in Kindia, where he fell seriously ill in the summer of 1984. On August 19, 1984, he died in a hospital in Conakry.