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| 1965 |
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| Guinea broke off diplomatic relations with France. | 1 |
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| 1970, Nov |
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| Portuguese troops attempted to invade Guinea because of Touré's support of the liberation movement in neighboring Guinea-Bissau. The Portuguese invasion failed. | 2 |
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| 1971, July |
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| In a crackdown against internal dissent, 91 Guineans were sentenced to death by government courts. | 3 |
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| 1976 |
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| Guinea restored diplomatic relations with France. | 4 |
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| 1978, Nov |
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| Touré renamed Guinea the People's Revolutionary Republic of Guinea. | 5 |
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| 1980, March |
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| A new investment code in Guinea offered inducements to foreign investors. | 6 |
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| 1984, Feb |
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| Peasants staged protests against government tax policies. A plot to overthrow Touré failed. | 7 |
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| March 26 |
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| Touré died in the U.S. while receiving treatment for a heart attack. | 8 |
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| April 3 |
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| The military seized control of the Guinean government before a successor to Touré could be chosen. Many restrictions on trade unions, banks, and internal movement were eased, and hundreds of political prisoners were released. | 9 |
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