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The Resume

    (circa 1934-December 22, 2008)
    Born in Dubréka, Guinea
    Susu ethnicity
    Studied in military schools in Bingerville, Ivory Coast (Côte d’Ivoire) and Saint Louis, Senegal
    Joined French Army (1955)
    Joined Guinean Army as sergeant when Guinea gained independence (October 2, 1958)
    President of Guinea (April 5, 1984-December 22, 2008)
    Died of ‘a long illness’
    Buried in front of his mansion in Lansanaya, Guinea (December 26, 2008)

Why he might be annoying:

    He didn’t know what date he was born.
    He was a chain smoker.
    He fought against Algeria’s war of independence.
    He became president through a coup following the death of his predecessor Ahmed Sékou Touré.
    Despite his stated commitment to democracy, Guinea remained a dictatorship under him.
    His regime acquired a reputation of massive corruption because Transparency International ranked Guinea, along with Haiti, as the most corrupt country in the world (2006).
    He won largely flawed elections.
    He became increasingly unpopular among Guineans.
    He was constantly sick when he was president, resulting in a power vacuum.
    He threatened to expel members of Guinea’s national soccer team if they didn’t get rid of their ‘odd’ hairstyles (September 11, 2002).
    He concealed the identity of his illness so that Guineans wouldn’t freak out.
    His two sons were arrested on charges of drug trafficking.

Why he might not be annoying:

    His rule was less authoritarian than his predecessor’s.
    His death resulted in a coup d’état in Guinea.
    He befriended the West by shifting to free market policies from his predecessor’s leftist economic policies.
    He expected his successor to be a patriot of Guinea.
    He allowed multiple political parties in Guinea in the 1990s.
    He survived a coup attempt (February 2, 1996).

Credit: Big Lenny


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 109 Votes: 60.55% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 30 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 34 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 54 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 23 Votes: 69.57% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 12 Votes: 91.67% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 68.52% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 68 Votes: 63.24% Annoying