Alioune Dramé

Alioune Dramé (died 1 March 1977) was a Guinean economist and politician. He served in the first council of the Politburo of the First Republic of Guinea as Minister of Finance from 1957.^[1] In this role, he signed the first bank notes of the republic.^[2] Drame was made responsible for the plans for economic development of Guinea for the periods 1960-1963, 1964–1971 and 1973-1979.^[3] He also served as an ambassador.^[4]

Dramé was Minister of Planning when he was arrested on the night of 18/19 July 1976 and imprisoned at Camp Boiro.^[5] At a press conference on 2 August 1976, Sekou Toure announced the arrest in Conakry of Dramé and several other alleged plotters, including Telli Diallo, Alpha Oumar Barry and Lamine Kouyaté.^[6] Both Alpha Oumar and Alioune Dramé had been childhood friends of Telli Diallo.^[7] On 15 February 1977, Dramé was place on the "black diet": no food and no water. He died on 1 March 1977.^[8]

References

1. ^ Djibril Kassomba Camara (2005). Le redressement national en République de Guinée: les effets pervers. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 53ff. ISBN 2747597350. http://books.google.ca/books?id=D_MTkPws6lcC&pg=PA53&lpg=PA53. 
2. ^ Ardo Ousmane Bâ (1986). Camp Boiro. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 212. ISBN 2858026491. 
3. ^ Jean-Pierre Chrétien, Gérard Prunier (2003). Les ethnies ont une histoire. KARTHALA Editions. p. 398. ISBN 2845863896. http://books.google.ca/books?id=QJYKPadAjG4C&pg=PA398. 
4. ^ Thomas O'Toole, Janice E. Baker (2005). Historical dictionary of Guinea. Scarecrow Press. p. 96. ISBN 0810846349. http://books.google.ca/books?id=kIiHwg3Y5u4C&pg=PA96. 
5. ^ Maurice Jeanjean (2004). Sékou Touré: un totalitarisme africain. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 174. ISBN 2747576574. http://books.google.ca/books?id=e5u4lXchXYQC&pg=PA174. 
6. ^ Alpha Ousmane Barry (2003). Parole futée, peuple dupé: discours & révolution chez Sékou Touré. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 184. ISBN 2747536122. http://books.google.ca/books?id=VBsVUqu-qkcC&pg=PA183. 
7. ^ Alpha Ousmane Barry (2004). Les racines du mal guinéen. KARTHALA Editions. p. 73. ISBN 2845864965. http://books.google.ca/books?id=SyKn1VyLHGIC&pg=PA73. 
8. ^ Alsény René Gomez (2010). La Guinée peut-elle être changée?. Editions L'Harmattan. p. 94. ISBN 2296119638. http://books.google.ca/books?id=xCuhRbDbIbYC&pg=PA94. 

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Name	Dramae, Alioune
Alternative names
Short description	Minister of Finance of Guinea
Date of birth
Place of birth
Date of death	1 March 1977
Place of death