Parkour de sidya toure biography

Former prime minister of Guinea

Sidya Touré (born 1945) is a Guinean politician. He was Prime Minister of Guinea from 1996 to 1999 and is currently the president of the Union of Republican Forces (UFR), an opposition party.

Prime minister

Having previously been in exile in Côte d'Ivoire, Touré, who was considered a "reform-minded technocrat", was appointed as prime minister by President Lansana Conté^[1] on 9 July 1996, becoming Guinea's first prime minister since 1984.

Touré's appointment, which followed a coup attempt in February 1996, was characterized as part of an effort by Conté to pursue reforms. However, after a few years of Touré's reformist policies, Conté appeared to change course and dismissed Touré,^[1] who was succeeded by Lamine Sidimé on 8 March 1999.

Opposition leader

After leaving the government, Touré became an opposition leader; he is currently the president of the UFR.^[2][3]

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