Claude Pivi
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Colonel Claude Pivi (1 January 1960 – 6 January 2026) was a Guinean military and political figure who was a member of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and a Minister from December 2008 to 2010. In 2013 he was charged in connection with the Guinea stadium massacre of 28 September 2009, in which 157 were killed by troops.[1] The BBC describe Pivi as a "leading figure in the CNDD military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the time of the massacre".[1] In November 2023, he was broken out of prison by armed commandos allegedly led by his son.[2][3] The Guinean junta promised a reward of 54,000 euros for the capture of Claude Pivi.[4]
On 17 September 2024, Pivi and his son Verny were arrested at the border with Liberia.[5] He was extradited to Guinea on 19 September.[6]
On 6 January 2026, Pivy died from complications of diabetes in custody at a Conakry hospital. He was 66.[7]
