Louis Lansana Béavogui

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Louis Lansana Béavogui (left) with the German Foreign Minister Gerhard Schröder (1964)
Louis Lansana Béavogui (center) at a banquet in Bonn (February 26, 1959)

Louis Lansana Béavogui (born December 28, 1923 in Macenta , Macenta Prefecture , † August 19, 1984 in Conakry ) was a politician in Guinea . He was Prime Minister of the State from 1972 to 1984, and from 1958 to 1984 he was also Minister of various departments several times.

Life

Béavogui 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 . He began his political career as party secretary of the Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG). He later became mayor of Kissidougou and, after Guinea refused to approve the new French constitution on September 28, 1958, and shortly thereafter declared itself independent on October 2, Minister of Economics and Planning. The first banknotes of Guinea after independence bore his signature.

Act

Louis Lansana Béavogui (second from left) at a banquet in Bonn (February 26, 1959)

Béavogui's first task as minister was to build up economic relations with other states, as it broke with France after independence. Long-term contracts were negotiated with the Soviet Union in particular, which enormously increased the influence of the Soviet Union in Guinea. In 1961 he became Foreign Minister of Guinea, as which he strongly supported the course of the socialist countries. The resulting demarcation from many European countries - the break with the Federal Republic only came after Guinea accused it of having been involved in an invasion in 1971 - damaged the development of the economy immensely. Even after Béavogui became Minister of Economics again on May 17, 1969, he continued this trend. In order to relieve himself, the President of Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré introduced the office of Prime Minister in 1972, which he occupied for the first time with Béavogui. In fact, however, he had no power and Touré was able to continue his dictatorial rule. During this time, Béavogui held other ministerial positions in addition to the office of head of government. After Touré's death in March 1984, Béavogui was declared a provisional successor in the presidency. In the days that followed, however, there was resistance to the previous regime, which ended in a military coup led by Lansana Conté . On April 3, Béavogui was overthrown and arrested. He was taken to Kindia prison, where he became seriously ill in the summer of 1984. He died on August 19, 1984 in a Conakry hospital.

Web links

Commons : Louis Lansana Béavogui  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Article
  2. ^ Guinea-Conakry: Materials for the Analysis of Opposition Jürgen Schröder, Berlin, February 14, 2005.
personal data
SURNAME Béavogui, Louis Lansana
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Guinean politician, Prime Minister of Guinea
DATE OF BIRTH December 28, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Macenta , Macenta Prefecture
DATE OF DEATH 19th August 1984
Place of death Conakry