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Sep
Guinea Coup: Who Is Col Mamady Doumbouya? Col Mamady Doumbouya is seen as the new man in charge of Guinea after he led a unit of elite soldiers to seize power on Sunday. Announcing the military takeover, the 41-year-old former French legionary said the army had little choice because of the rampant corruption, disregard for human rights and economic mismanagement under President Alpha Condé. "The president is with us, he's in a safe place," he told French media on Sunday. Dressed in a red beret, sunglasses and army fatigues, he had announced earlier on Guinea's state TV that "the Guinean personalisation…