Faya Millimono
Faya Millimouno | |
|---|---|
Faya Millimono in 2020 | |
| President of the Liberal Bloc | |
| Assumed office 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Liberal Bloc |
Dr. Faya Lansana Millimouno is a Guinean teacher and politician who has served as President of the Liberal Bloc since he founded it in 2013 and is currently the primary opposition candidate in the 2025 Guinean presidential election.[1]
Early life
Faya Millimouno was born on 25 November 1962 in Kolifa, in the constituency of Ouendé, Guéckédou, in Forest Guinea.[1][2][3] His father and mother were named Sory Saa Toh and Finda Sitta Kamano, respectively.[3]
Career
He qualified as a 'teacher-researcher' at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Manéah (now known as the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of Guinea)[4] in 1987. In 1993, he received the Francophonie Excellence Scholarship from the Canadian Government.[2] He was thus enrolled at the University of Montreal, where he obtained a Master's degree and a Doctorate (PhD) in Educational Administration.[3]
Millimouno went on to work as an educational consultant at the World Bank, and as a pension manager at Georgetown University in the United States. In 2013, he was working for the National Hockey League as a database manager for American cities.[1]
Politics
He began his political career in 1991 as part of the Guinean Progress Party (PGP) of Abdoulaye Portos Diallo. After a break from politics, he returned in 2008 as a member of the opposition New Generation for the Republic (NGR) party.[2] In 2013, he founded the Liberal Bloc and since then he has served as its president.[1]
A long-time critic of President Alpha Condé; he originally supported the National Committee of Reconciliation and Development (the military junta who took power in the 2021 Guinean coup d'état), however he has since become more critical of their handling of the transition.[5][6]
He is currently the Liberal Bloc candidate for the presidency in the 2025 Guinean presidential election.[7]
Personal life
Millimouno has been married for 34 years to Koumba Koundouno. The couple has five children, three of whom are girls, and two boys (Saa and Tamba).[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "Faya Lansana Millimono". BBC News Afrique (in French). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "Biography of Faya Millimono | Who's Who in Guinea". mail.quiestquienguinee.com. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Biographie – Le Bloc Liberal" (in French). Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of Guinea/Lambandji (ISSEG)". Uni24k. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Guinea: Opposition party leader forced to cancel press conference following death threat". Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Dr. Faya Millimono fustige les régimes d'Alpha Condé et du CNRD : "La Guinée mérite mieux"". Le Renifleur 224 (in French). 17 December 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ "Campagne electorale : Dr Faya Millimono du BL promet « la naissance d'une Nouvelle Guinée »". Investigator Guinee (in French). 1 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.