Ibrahima Fofana

Ibrahima Fofana (12 January 1952 – 16 April 2010) was a Guinean trade unionist.

Fofana was elected as the leader of the United Trade Union of Guinean Workers by 1995.[1] He played a key role in the JanuaryFebruary 2007 general strike, during which he was injured.[2] He announced the end of the first stage of the strike in a live television broadcast in late January.[3][4]

Fofana was killed in a car accident en route to Fria in 2010.[5]

References

  1. "Rapport du Comité de la Liberté Syndicale" (in French). International Labour Organization. 1996. Archived from the original on 2007-10-01. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  2. Condé, Maséco (2007-01-23). "Dr. Ibrahima Fofana, Secrétaire général de l'USTG". Le Diplomate (in French). Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  3. AFP (2007-01-29). "Guinea awaits new PM after end of strike". France 24. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-02-24.
  4. "Guinea union chief calls off strike". Al Jazeera. January 28, 2007.
  5. https://www.bbc.co.uk/french/news/story/2010/04/100417_guinea_fofana.shtml


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