Claude Pivi
Colonel Claude Pivi (1 January 1960 – 6 January 2026) was a Guinean military and political figure who was a member of the National Council for Democracy and Development (CNDD) and a Minister from December 2008 to 2010. In 2013 he was charged in connection with the Guinea stadium massacre of 28 September 2009, in which 157 were killed by troops.[1] The BBC describe Pivi as a "leading figure in the CNDD military junta led by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the time of the massacre".[1] In November 2023, he was broken out of prison by armed commandos allegedly led by his son.[2][3] The Guinean junta promised a reward of 54,000 euros for the capture of Claude Pivi.[4]
On 17 September 2024, Pivi and his son Verny were arrested at the border with Liberia.[5] He was extradited to Guinea on 19 September.[6]
On 6 January 2026, Pivy died from complications of diabetes in custody at a Conakry hospital. He was 66.[7]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Guinea stadium massacre: Minister Claude Pivi charged". BBC. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
- ↑ "Commando operation in Guinea: reward offered for the capture of the last fugitive". Africanews. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "Guinea junta purges security services after ex-dictator's jailbreak". Monitor. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "En Guinée, les autorités offrent une récompense pour la capture de Claude Pivi, dernier évadé toujours en fuite" [In Guinea, authorities offer a reward for the capture of Claude Pivi, the last escapee still on the run] (in French). LeMonde. 9 November 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ "Afrique Guinée: le colonel Claude Pivi, condamné par contumace pour le massacre du 28-Septembre, a été arrêté au Liberia" [Africa Guinea: Colonel Claude Pivi, convicted in absentia for the September 28 massacre, was arrested in Liberia] (in French). Radio France International. 17 September 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ↑ "Guinea's most wanted fugitive extradited from Liberia". Associated Press. 21 September 2024. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
- ↑ "Guinea: Convicted former official Claude Pivi dies in prison". APAnews. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
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