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Camouflage Patterns of Guinea

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 * Units of the Guinean Armed Forces have also worn the [[USA|US]]-designed tricolor desert pattern, both domestically and (more commonly) while deploying with the United Nations.
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-* In 2010, the ''Sécurité Présidentielle'' (Presidential Security Unit) adopted a garish camouflage pattern, consisting of blotches in black, dark olive, lime green and royal blue on a white background tinged with yellow. This pattern only appeared in photographs from 2010, and was probably purchased but a single time from the manufacturer.
+* Circa 2018, a quantity of [[Italy|Italian Army]] ''vegetato'' pattern camouflage uniforms were observed within the armed forces, primarily on members of the Special Forces Group. Use of this pattern appears to be fairly limited.
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 * First introduced in late 2019, and seen widely during the September 2021 coup d'Etat, this [[digital patterns|pixelated design]] is being worn by members of the ''Groupement de Forces Spéciales,'' which in the past has also worn copies of [[woodland]] and [[lizard]] patterns. As of 2022, this pixelated design appears to have been adopted by the entire Army (CNRD).

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 * Units of the Guinean Armed Forces have also worn the [[USA|US]]-designed tricolor desert pattern, both domestically and (more commonly) while deploying with the United Nations.

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 * Units of the Guinean Armed Forces have also worn the [[USA|US]]-designed tricolor desert pattern, both domestically and (more commonly) while deploying with the United Nations.
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 * In service since at least 2016, members of the National Police and the Army have worn a copy of the USMC temperate [[MARPAT]] camouflage pattern.

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 The use of camouflage by Guineean forces has been lacking in uniformity until very recently. Photographic documentation suggests a history of individuals in the same unit (both Army and Gendarmerie) wearing a multitude of camouflage patterns at the same time. Additionally, high ranking officers and even some commissioned soldiers have been known to wear privately-obtained uniforms in a variety of camouflage designs never officially approved for wear, and some of which may have been traded or purchased from military personnel in other countries. This reality has made documentation of approved designs more challenging than with many countries, even for Africa. Nevertheless, it has been possible to draw reasonable conclusions as to what patterns have been worn within a rough time frame, and even single out certain units or branches of service that were issued them. Historically, there were no indigenous Guinean camouflage patterns, and personnel had always worn designs developed by other nations. This seems to have changed in the 21st century, although documentation still shows the use of more comment camouflage themes.
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 * [[USA|US]] m81 [[woodland]] camouflage uniforms in several styles and variations have been in circulation with many units from the 1990s until around 2020.
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 * A copy of the French CE woodland design in different uniform styles has also been worn by both the Army and Gendarmerie, although after the coup in 2021 it appears to have largely been phased out.

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-* One of the earliest documented camouflage designs worn by this nation was a variation of the classic [[France|French]] ''tenue du leopard'' with a grey colorway. Some versions appear on video footage to have a more greenish tinge. The pattern is most likely either of [[Cuba|Cuban]] or [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] origin. Use of this design was documented during the 1984 coup d'etat, but may have been in use considerably earlier.
+* Another early camouflage design worn by this nation was a variation of the [[France|French]] ''tenue du leopard'' with a grey colorway. Some versions appear on video footage to have a more greenish tinge. The pattern is most likely either of [[Cuba|Cuban]] or [[Yugoslavia|Yugoslavian]] origin. Use of this design was documented during the 1984 coup d'etat, but does not appear in later photographs of armed forces personnel.
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 * The Chinese [[woodland]] camouflage design was worn previously by some units, possibly only the ''Groupement Forces Speciales'' (GFS). or Special Forces Group. Photographs suggest the pattern fell into disuse by late 2016.
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 * Units of the Guinean Armed Forces have also worn the [[USA|US]]-designed tricolor desert pattern, both domestically and (more commonly) while deploying with the United Nations.

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	== Camouflage Patterns of Guinea ==		== Camouflage Patterns of Guinea ==
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		+	* The armed forces no doubt inherited [[France\|French]] [[lizard]] camouflage during its formative years, and a number of photographs from 1970 through the 1980s show some personnel wearing either French-made or Asian-produced ''camouflee de leópard'' pattern uniforms.
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	* One of the earliest documented camouflage designs worn by this nation was a variation of the classic [[France\|French]] ''tenue du leopard'' with a grey colorway. Some versions appear on video footage to have a more greenish tinge. The pattern is most likely either of [[Cuba\|Cuban]] or [[Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavian]] origin. Use of this design was documented during the 1984 coup d'etat, but may have been in use considerably earlier.		* One of the earliest documented camouflage designs worn by this nation was a variation of the classic [[France\|French]] ''tenue du leopard'' with a grey colorway. Some versions appear on video footage to have a more greenish tinge. The pattern is most likely either of [[Cuba\|Cuban]] or [[Yugoslavia\|Yugoslavian]] origin. Use of this design was documented during the 1984 coup d'etat, but may have been in use considerably earlier.

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 == Republic of Guinea ==
-The Republic of Guinea ''(République de Guinée)'' was formerly French Guinea, and is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbor [[Guinea-Bissau]]. The region was claimed as a colonial territory of [[France]] in the 1890s, part of a greater region known as French West Africa. The nation was granted independence in October of 1958, and has since been governed by autocratic rulers.
+The Republic of Guinea ''(République de Guinée)'' was formerly French Guinea, and is sometimes referred to as Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbor [[Guinea-Bissau]]. The region was claimed as a colonial territory of [[France]] in the 1890s, part of a greater region known as French West Africa. Under President Charles de Gaulle, French colonies were faced with a choice to remain within the [[France|French Community]] but with greater autonomy, or to be granted immediate independence. Guinea was one of the few African nations to choose the latter, which was granted in October of 1958 under the leadership of Ahmed Sékou Touré and his Democratic Party of Guinea (PDG).
-The Republic of Guinea Armed Forces ''(Forces Armées Guinéennes, or FAG)'' consist of the Army, Navy, Air Force, the Republican Guard, and the National Gendarmerie. There are nearly 20,000 active duty personnel among the five branches. The military has been directly involved in regime changes several times since the late 1960s, with the latest coup d'etat in 2008 effectively placing Captain Moussa Dadis Camara in power with an expectation of presidential elections in 2010. The ''Milices Populaires'' (Popular Militia) act as a counter-balance to the armed forces, providing security against coup d'etat and greater protection for individual villages. There are reputedly 100 militia members in each of the country's 4,000 villages. Historically, there were no indigenous Guinean camouflage patterns, and personnel had always worn designs developed by other nations. This seems to have changed in the 21st century, although documentation still shows the use of more comment camouflage themes.
+In 1960 Touré declared the PDG the only legitimate political party, paving the way for his reelection as president for the next twenty-four years, while solidifying his power through heavy handed actions such as imprisonment or exile for any oppositional voices. In November 1970, the government of [[Portugal]] launched Operation Green Sea (''Operação Mar Verde''), an amphibious assault on Conakry from neighboring [[Guinea-Bissau|Portuguese Guinea]] and an attempt to remove Touré from power and capture the leader of the PAIGC at the same time. Although unsuccessful in its primary goals, a number of PAIGC water vessels were destroyed and Guinea's own Air Force was crippled.
-In September 2021, the democratically-elected president Alpha Conde was captured and removed from office by a coup d'etat led by the commander of the Army's Special Forces Group, Colonel Mamady Doumbouya. This action was universally condemned by the United Nations, the African Union, and ECOWAS. The military junta has officially adopted the name ''Comité national du rassemblement et du développement'' or CNRD (National Committee of Reconciliation and Development). Doumboya was sworn in as interim president on 1 October 2021, and retains that position to this day, despite assurances that it would take only eighteen months to steer the country back to civilian control. Internationally, Guinea remains in a state of limbo as the government and the constitution were dissolved by the CNRD, leaving control firmly in the hands of the military.
+Sékou Touré died of a heart attack on March 26, 1984 but before the PDG could replace him with a new president Colonels Lansana Conté and Diarra Traoré siezed power in a bloodless coup d'etat, with Conté assuming the role of president and Traoré serving as prime minister. Although he made a number of statements and gestures promoting human rights and a more democratic government, Conté retained his grip on the presidency and in September 2001 even imprisoned opposition leader Alpha Condé for reputedly "endangering state security." Beginning in 2000, the country was pulled into conflicts in both [[Liberia]] and [[Sierra Leone]] as rebel forces crossed the borders into Guinean territory. Conté survived an attempted assassination attempt in January 2005, but succumbed to health problems on 22 December 2008, leaving the country temporarily leaderless again.
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