Sidiba Koulibaly
Guinean military officer, diplomat, and politician (died 2024)
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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 |
| 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
Koulibaly 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
- Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (2022)[14]