source: GardaWorld; Le Lynx; Aminata; Reuters; Radio Kankan; Guinee 7; RFI; Agence de Presse Africaine; Guinea News; Guinee Matin; Africa Guinee
actor1: Military Forces of Guinea (2010-2021)
actor2: Military Forces of Guinea (2010-2021) Presidential Security Unit
location: Conakry
notes: On 5 September 2021, a group of soldiers from the special forces under the command of a Colonel engaged in a fire fight with the presidential guard and captured the President Alpha Conde in Conakry city (Kaloum, Conakry). They instituted a new military-led government, a curfew and released political prisoners. At least one soldier and one civilian were killed during the clash.