Guinea holds a "grandiose funeral" on Friday for President Lansana Conte who passed away early in the week but has been left untreated since a coup followed just hours after the broadcast of his death.
His body was carried by a truck to a stadium in the Guinean capital of Conakry, and then to the Grand Mosque in the city. The late president is to be buried in his home village dozens of miles away, according to reports reaching here.
The funeral is one of the pledges by Moussa Dadis Camara, leader of the military junta, who announced the coup on Tuesday and vowed to bring a change to the West African country after 24 years of rule by President Conte.
Large crowds of mourners gathered to watch the funeral procession of red beret guards, his family members and a convoy of cars.
Conte died at the age of 74 on Monday at a hospital in Conakry. He came to power in 1984 and was elected president in 1993. Conte won re-election in 1998 and 2003.
Source: Xinhua
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