The Coup In Guinea -- News Updates For December 26, 2008

Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (left) shakes hands with Guinea's Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare in Conakry. Guinea paid its final respects on Friday to the late dictator Lansana Conte as the military junta led by Camara that seized control in the wake of his death planned a charm offensive to gain international legitimacy. (AFP/File/Seyllou)

Guinea President Buried As Coup Leaders
Consolidate Control -- The Guardian

Guinea was burying its long-serving authoritarian president, Lansana Conté, todayas the group of miltary officers that staged a coup in the aftermath of his death attempted to consolidate its control.

The young officers, who used the power vacuum following Conté's death on Monday to storm the state radio and TV stations and declare themselves the new leadersof the impoverished west African nation, have promised to crack down on rampant corruption and hold free elections within two years.

"Now we need to be supported by the World Bank and by these kinds of institutions, so we can have the financial conditions to carry out this mission," the vice-president of the junta, General Mamadouba Toto Camara, told reporters.

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More News On The Coup In Guinea

Thousands mourn Guinea dictator -- International Herald Tribune
Guinea holds "grandiose funeral" for Conte after coup -- China View
Coup leaders absent from Guinea strongman's eulogy -- AP
Violence mars Guinea state funeral -- Al Jazeera
Funeral of Guinea strongman as junta woos foreign critics -- Yahoo News/AFP
Guinea’s Junta Endorsed by Ousted Government, Condemned by U.S. -- Bloomberg
Guinea invites UN envoys to meet junta leaders -- Times Online
Guinea PM Surrenders to Coup Leaders -- Voice of America
Guinea's PM Cedes Power, Paving Path for Military Rule -- Wall Street Journal
Guinea Coup Leader Solidifies Hold Over Nation -- Associated Press
Coup leader cements authority as Guineans hail their 'Obama junior' -- The Independent
Guinea Ministers Submit to Rebels -- BBC News
Coup Leader in Guinea Promises Elections Within Two Years -- Washington Post
Why Guinea's People Welcomed the Coup -- Time Magazine