1800s 1890s |
France colonized the region now known as Guinea, and made it a part of French West Africa |
1900s 1958 |
Guinea declared independence from France, Ahmed Sekou Toure is named president |
| 1965 | Relations with France are severed after accusations of a plot to oust Toure emerged |
| 1984 | Lansana Conte and Diarra Traore seized control in a bloodless coup hours after the death of President Toure |
| 1990 | A new constitution is adopted easing the country into a civilian run government |
| 1993 | Guinea's first multiparty elections are held with Lansana Conte securing the presidential lead |
| 1996 | 30 people are killed during an armed forces mutiny over low pay and poor conditions |
2000s 2000 |
Conflicts with rebels along the Liberian and Sierra Leonean borders caused a massive population displacement and claimed more than a thousand lives |
| 2001 | A constitutional referendum endorsing Conte's presidential term from five years to seven is boycotted by opposition leaders |
| 2002 | An agreement is reached with Sierra Leone and Liberia on measures to heighten security along the borders |
| 2003 | President Conte secured a third presidential term |
| 2006 | President Conte is flown to Switzerland for medical treatment, opposition parties demand an interim government; general strikes and protests occurred over wages and prices of basic necessities with trade unions and the government reaching an agreement after eight days of unrest |
| 2007 | A state of emergency is declared following days of violent protests |
| 2007 | Commercially viable uranium is discovered in Guinea |
| 2008 | President Conte replaced the current prime minister, Lansana Kouyate, with ally and former minister of mines Ahmed Tidiane; a mutiny over pay is sparked by soldiers |
| 2008 | The military seized power after the death of President Conte; Captain Moussa Dadis Camara declared himself president |
| 2009 | A mass opposition rally sparked violence at a stadium in Conakry, 157 are killed after soldiers open fire with an additional 1,200 injured |
| 2009 | Captain Camara is shot following a dispute about the stadium rampage and is flown to Morocco for medical care |
| 2010 | A formal statement is produced promising the return of Guinea to civilian rule within six months |
| 2010 | Presidential elections declared Alpha Conde president |
| 2011 | President Conde's residence was attacked in an attempted coup |
| 2011 | Hundreds of opposition activists are arrested for protesting suspected attempts by Conde to rig upcoming parliamentary elections |
| 2012 | Parliamentary elections are delayed |
| 2013 | Political violence erupted ahead of elections, demonstrations killed 9 with a further 220 injured |
| 2013 | President Conde's party secured 53 out of 114 seats in parliament elections |
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