Barry Diawadou

Diawadou Barry (born 10 May 1916 in Dabola, French Guinea; died c. 1969 in Conakry, Guinea), sometimes referred to as Barry Diawadou, was a Guinean politician who served in the French National Assembly from 1954 to 1958. After Guinean independence, he served as Minister of Economy and Finance The eldest son of Barry Aguibou, the Almami of Dabola, The French minister Robert Buron admitted in 1968 that the election had been rigged by France to prevent Sékou Touré from winning and prop up the more loyal Barry, who was seen as the representative of the "traditional chiefs and white residents of the Futa Jalon". In January 1961, he was replaced as Minister of Education by the more radical Damantang Camara.

In February 1969, Barry was swept up in the events surrounding the so-called Labé plot (sometimes Kaman-Fodeba plot) against Sékou Touré's regime. His arrest and imprisonment were part of a complex strategy that enabled the government to rid itself of politically troublesome individuals at the time. Barry was just one of dozens of the accused, who included other ministers and cabinet members, senior civil servants, and military officers — all allegedly participants in the plot. He was executed by firing squad in Camp Boiro, either shortly after being condemned to death in 1969 or sometime in the following years.