The streets of Conakry were stormed by troops in armored personnel carriers. No blood shed or violent incidents were reported from the capital city however. The group of soldiers aimed to take control of the airwaves in order to announce that the current constitution along with the ruling government has been suspended.

The government was quick to come back with a response saying that no such suspension had been made. The Prime Minister Ahmed Tidiane Souare said during a state broadcast from his office that the government is going to continue functioning the way it did.

The group of soldiers that had declared the coup had given itself the name of National Council of Democracy and Development. They had one of their uniformed representatives on television declare that they will be taking charge of the destiny of the Guinean people whereas another similar statement was made on the radio. The uniformed made statements saying “The Constitution is dissolved the government is dissolved. The institutions of the republic are dissolved.”

The reign of the previous president Lansana Conte came to an end at the age of 74 after twenty four long years of being in command. The president had been suffering from unspecified illness from quite some time which finally took away his life. The intimidating leader actually belonged to the generation of rulers that had risen to the position of power through the use of the gun.

The current attempt of the military coup was quite reminiscent to the way in which Conte had come into power. The latest attempt was however denied by government officials who have managed to keep the current constitution in force.