Sidiba Koulibaly (died 22 June 2024) was a Guinean military officer, diplomat, and politician.[1]
Sidiba Koulibaly | |
|---|---|
| Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba | |
| In office October 2023 – June 2024 | |
| Minister of Urban Affairs, Housing and Spatial Planning | |
| In office 9 May 2023 – 10 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahima Kalil Condé |
| Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces | |
| In office 12 October 2021 – 9 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Namory Traoré |
| Succeeded by | Ibrahima Sory Bangoura |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 22 June 2024 Conakry, Guinea |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Occupation | Military officer Diplomat |
He served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Guinea Armed Forces from 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023.[2] 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.[3]
Biography
editKoulibaly was second in command during the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development-led 2021 Guinean coup d'état. On 29 September 2021,[4] he headed a delegation which met with Nana Akufo-Addo, president of ECOWAS, following Guinea's suspension from the community.[5] From 12 October 2021 to 9 May 2023, he was Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces, succeeding General Namory Traoré.[6] He was replaced by Ibrahima Sory Bangoura.[7] He replaced the latter as Minister of Urban Affairs, Housing and Spatial Planning for one day,[8] but was replaced by Ibrahima Kalil Condé, former governor of Kindia Region.[9] In October 2023, he was named as Chargé d'affaires of the Embassy of Guinea in Cuba,[10] a position he held until his arrest on 4 June 2024.[3]
It was reported that staff at the Guinean embassy in Havana had not received their salary in five months.[11] He was sentenced to five years in prison by the Conakry military court.[3] The day after his conviction, he was removed from the Guinean Armed Forces and demoted to the rank of colonel.[12]
Koulibaly died of cardiac arrest in Conakry on 22 June 2024.[13]
Awards
edit- Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (2022)[14]
References
edit- ^ Soumaré, Marième (2 March 2022). "Guinée : Mamadi Doumbouya prévoit-il une présidentielle en 2025 ?". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Cisse, Mohamed (26 June 2024). "Urgent : décès du colonel Sadiba Koulibaly, ex chef d'Etat major des armées". Avenirguinee.org (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ a b c Bah, Mouctar (15 June 2024). "Guinée: l'ex-chef d'état-major de l'armée Sadiba Koulibaly condamné à 5 ans de prison ferme". Radio France Internationale (in French). Conakry. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Diallo, Yacine (1 October 2021). "Transition en Guinée : Le CNRD chez Akuo-Addo du Ghana". Le Lynx (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Bangoura, Mohamed (1 October 2021). "Ghana: Sadiba Koulibaly, numéro 2 du CNRD reçu par Nana Akufo Addo, président en exercice de la CEDEAO". MosaiqueGuinee.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "Le colonel Sadiba Koulibaly nommé chef d'état-major général des armées". Mediaguinee.com (in French). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Bangoura, Mohamed (10 May 2023). "Décret : changement poste pour poste entre les Généraux Ibrahima Sory Bangoura et Sadiba Koulibaly". MosaiqueGuinee.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Saidou Diallo, Mamadou (9 May 2023). "Décret : Sadiba Koulibaly nommé ministre de l'urbanisme, de l'habitat..." Guinee360 (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Konaté, Ismaël (10 May 2023). "Ministère de l'habitat : 24 heures après sa nomination, Gl Sadiba Koulibaly débarqué (décret)". Laguinee.info (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Yaya Diallo, Mamadou (15 June 2024). "Arrestation et déchéance du Général Sadiba Koulibaly : Dr Morissanda Kouyaté a-t-il « enflammé » la situation ?". Guineematin.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Yaya Barry, Mamadou (13 June 2024). "Général Sadiba Koulibaly jugé à Conakry : "je n'ai reçu ni autorisation expresse ni interdiction expresse pour venir" en Guinée". Mediaguinee.com (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ Kum, Peter (16 June 2024). "Guinée : Le Général Sadiba Koulibaly rétrogradé au grade de colonel et radié des effectifs de l'armée". AlWihda.info (in French). Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "L'ex chef d'État major général de l'armée Sadiba Koulibaly est mort". Leverificateur.net (in French). 26 June 2024. Retrieved 26 June 2024.
- ^ "𝗗𝗲́𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 : 𝗹𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗳 𝗱𝗲 𝗹'𝗘́𝘁𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲́𝘀 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀". President of Guinea (in French). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2024.