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Guinea unveils interim government | Guinea unveils interim government |
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Guinean authorities have appointed a transitional government to steer the country from military to civilian rule, an official statement has said. | |
The 34-member line-up was selected by interim Prime Minister Jean Marie Dore, appointed last month by the general in charge of Guinea, Sekouba Konate. | |
The new caretaker government consists both of civilian and military leaders. | |
Mr Dore has pledged to hold elections within six months, ending a crisis sparked by a coup in December 2008. | Mr Dore has pledged to hold elections within six months, ending a crisis sparked by a coup in December 2008. |
That would lead to the first democratically-elected administration in Guinea, which has been controlled by the military for decades. | |
Mr Dore was appointed by Gen Konate in January after crisis talks in which the military government agreed on a programme to step down. | |
He has vowed to reform the armed forces and prioritise the economic revival of Guinea - the world's largest exporter of bauxite. | He has vowed to reform the armed forces and prioritise the economic revival of Guinea - the world's largest exporter of bauxite. |
Reform programme | |
His new government contains a mixture of opposition politicians, trade unionists and members of the outgoing military government, the BBC's West Africa correspondent, Caspar Leighton, reports. | |
Analysis: Army loses its swagger Unearthing truth of the 'bloodbath' | |
Getting them to work together will be difficult task for Mr Dore, our correspondent adds. | |
Meanwhile, the man technically in charge of the military government, Capt Moussa Dadis Camara, is convalescing in Burkina Faso. | |
He has been incapacitated since an assassination attempt in December. | He has been incapacitated since an assassination attempt in December. |
The unveiling of the caretaker government coincides with the arrival of a team from the International Criminal Court that is investigating the army's killing of more than 150 opposition demonstrators last September. | |
The ICC team is deciding whether to launch a formal investigation into the killings, rapes and other assaults that took place on 28 September 2009. | |
An earlier United Nations probe pointed the finger at Capt Camara and other members of the military government. | |
The question of who is to blame for the deaths has been central to the past few chaotic months of Guinea's history, our correspondent says. | |
The very reason Capt Camara is in exile in Burkina Faso is because he was seriously wounded when a top aide tried to kill him because he feared he would be made to take the blame for what happened in September. | |
His removal set the stage for more moderate elements of the military to begin handing power to civilians, he adds. |
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