National Council for Democracy and Development

The National Council for Democracy and Development (Conseil national pour la démocratie et le développement, CNDD) was the ruling junta of Guinea from 2008 to 2010.

Historical background
The CNDD seized power in the 2008 Guinean coup d'état on 23 December 2008. This followed the death of the previous long-serving President, Lansana Conté.

Government
On 5 May 2009 the government recalled thirty of the country's overseas ambassadors - about three quarters of the nation's total. No reason was given for the decision.

Members
On 23 December, the CNDD announced that the Council's members were:


 * 1) Captain Moussa Dadis Camara - previously head of the army's fuel supplies unit
 * 2) Brigadier General Mamadouba Camara
 * 3) Lt-Col Sékouba Konaté - previously head of an elite army unit
 * 4) Lt-Col Mathurin Bangoura
 * 5) Lt-Col Aboubacar Sidiki Camara
 * 6) Commandant Oumar Baldé
 * 7) Commandant Mamadi Mara
 * 8) Commandant Almamy Camara
 * 9) Lieutenant Mamadou Bhoye Diallo
 * 10) Captain Kolako Béavogui
 * 11) Lt-Col Kandia Mara
 * 12) Colonel Sékou Mara
 * 13) Morciré Camara
 * 14) Alpha Yaya Diallo
 * 15) Lt-Col Mamadou Korka Diallo
 * 16) Captain Kéléti Faro
 * 17) Lieutenant Colonel Fodéba Touré
 * 18) Commandant Cheick Tidiane Camara
 * 19) Colonel Sékou Sako
 * 20) Sub-Lieutenant Claude Pivi
 * 21) Lieutenant Saa Alphonse Touré
 * 22) Moussa Kéïta
 * 23) Aédor Bah
 * 24) Commandant Bamou Lama
 * 25) Mohamed Lamine Kaba
 * 26) Captain Daman Condé
 * 27) Commandant Amadou Doumbouya
 * 28) Lieutenant Moussa Kékoro Camara
 * 29) Chief Adjutant Issa Camara
 * 30) Lt-Col Abdoulaye Chérif Diaby
 * 31) Dr Diakité Aboubacar Chérif
 * 32) Mamadi Condé
 * 33) Sub-Lieutenant Cheick Ahmed Touré