About Lansana Diané
Lived 1922 – 1985 (aged 62–63). Lansana Diané was a politician and minister.
Lansana Diané (died 1985) was a general and a minister in the cabinet of Ahmed Sekou Touré, President of Guinea during the First Republic (1958–1984). The military government that took power after Touré's death executed him in 1985.
In 1972 Diané was Party Inspector General.
In the cabinet announced on 1 June 1979 he was Minister of the People's Army.
He was imprisoned by the Lansana Conté government after the coup, and in 1985 was executed in Kindia.
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Who was Lansana Diané?
general and minister
When was Lansana Diané born?
Lansana Diané was born in 1922 in Kankan.
When did Lansana Diané die?
Lansana Diané died in 1985 in Kindia.
What was Lansana Diané's occupation?
Lansana Diané was a politician and minister.
What nationality was Lansana Diané?
Lansana Diané's recorded nationality: Guinea.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Lansana Diané. https://biography.guide/lansana-diane/
MLA: "Lansana Diané." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/lansana-diane/.
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