Moussa Dadis Camara
Moussa Dadis Camara is a former military officer and the head of the Guinean junta who ruled Guinea from 2008 to 2010. He is notorious for his role in the violent repression of opposition protests, particularly the massacre on September 28, 2009, where over 150 people were killed. In August 2024, he was sentenced to twenty years in prison for crimes against humanity in relation to this tragic event. Recently, he was granted a presidential pardon for health reasons by the current junta leader, General Mamadi Doumbouya.
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Moussa Dadis Camara was pardoned by Doumbouya after being convicted over a 2009 stadium massacre.
Guinea's Doumbouya looks to complete journey from coup leader to president
Tanzania· 2025-12-22
Moussa Dadis Camara, the former dictator of Guinea, recently left for Morocco after being granted a pardon.
Guinée : récemment gracié, l’ancien dictateur Moussa Dadis Camara s’est envolé pour le Maroc
France· 2025-04-16
Moussa Dadis Camara is a former Guinean president who has recently left the country for medical reasons.
Guinée : un nouvel exil pour Dadis Camara ?
Burkina Faso· 2025-04-15Moussa Dadis Camara is the former President of Guinea who was granted a presidential pardon by Mamadi Doumbouya.
Grâce présidentielle de Moussa Dadis Camara : L’ONU demande son annulationBurkina Faso· 2025-04-03
Moussa Dadis Camara is the former dictator of Guinea who was granted clemency by the head of the junta for health reasons.
Guinée : la junte annonce la tenue du référendum sur la Constitution le 21 septembre 2025France· 2025-04-02
Moussa Dadis Camara was granted clemency after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for crimes against humanity.
Guinée : une grâce qui passe malBurkina Faso· 2025-04-01
Moussa Dadis Camara was pardoned by Guinea's junta leader for health reasons after being convicted of crimes against humanity in a 2009 stadium massacre.
Guinea junta chief pardons former military leader over stadium massacreTanzania· 2025-03-30
Moussa Dadis Camara was pardoned for health reasons after serving less than a year of a 20-year sentence for crimes against humanity linked to a massacre in Guinea.
Guinea ex-ruler Moussa Dadis Camara pardoned over stadium massacre
United Kingdom· 2025-03-29
Moussa Dadis Camara, Guinea’s ex-dictator, was pardoned for health reasons after being convicted for a 2009 massacre.
Guinea Junta pardons ex-dictator convicted in 2009 massacre
Nigeria· 2025-03-29
Moussa Dadis Camara was granted a presidential pardon for health reasons after being sentenced to twenty years in prison for his role in a massacre in 2009.
En Guinée, l’ancien dictateur Moussa Dadis Camara gracié pour « raison de santé » par le chef de la junteFrance· 2025-03-29