Guinea junta allows former leader Alpha Conde to leave country
by Agence France-Presse in Conakry from World news | The Guardian on (#5ZGBM)
84-year-old who was ousted last year boards plane for Turkey to receive medical treatment
Guinean ex-leader Alpha Conde boarded a plane for Turkey on Saturday after the junta that toppled him authorised his travel abroad for medical treatment, officials said.
The 84-year-old Conte, who was ousted last year, has been allowed to travel out of respect for his dignity and integrity" and for humanitarian reasons", the junta's governing body said.
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