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"Mr President, you might be surprised to know that Guinea has a long history of association with Europe. It first became known to Europeans during the Portuguese discoveries that started the slave trade in the 15th century.
In 1890, present-day Guinea was created as a French colony and remained so until 1958. From 1958 until 1984 the country was governed by a dictator, Ahmed Sékou Touré, who was supported by the Soviet Union. Following Touré’s death in 1984, a new totalitarian regime took over, headed by another dictator, Lansana Conté, who some claim was supported largely by the West. Conté’s rule has certainly been better than Touré’s, but is still very far from being democratic. The heavy-handed approach to political opponents and the events in February which led to the killing of 23 demonstrators is proof of that. Guinea represents a country used and sometimes abused by Europe in the past and is now struggling to survive in extreme poverty and political instability.
Guinea’s mineral wealth makes it, potentially at least, one of Africa’s richest countries. We, as Europeans, have a duty to assist its people – honestly and effectively this time – in finding and following the road to true democracy, freedom, justice and prosperity."@en1
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