Guinea's long-ruling dictator, Lansana Conte, died after a lengthy illness, the head of the National Assembly announced early Tuesday on state-run TV.
Conte, believed to be in his 70s, had ruled the West African nation with an iron fist since grabbing power in a 1984 coup to become the country's second president.
National Assembly President Aboubacar Sompare, flanked by the country's prime minister and the head of the army, appeared on state-run TV at around 2 a.m. to announce that Conte had died Monday of an undisclosed illness.
"I have the heavy duty of informing the people of Guinea of the death of Gen. Lansana Conte following a long …
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