
Guinea's ex-military ruler pardoned over stadium massacre
Moussa Dadis Camara, pardoned on health grounds, was less than a year into a 20-year sentence.
BBC News
Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, now called Moïse Dadis Camara, is an ex-officer of the Guinean army who served as the third president of Guinea from 23 December 2008 to 3 December 2009. He was the first chairman of the National Council for Democracy and Development, which seized power in a military coup d'état on 23 December 2008 shortly after the death of long-time president Lansana Conté.
Moussa Dadis Camara, pardoned on health grounds, was less than a year into a 20-year sentence.