in August 2009 that he might stand as a presidential candidate in the planned 2010 election, Diallo urged him not to do so, saying that the election's "transparency and reliability ... require[d] the administration's neutrality and impartiality". After spending time in France and Senegal, he returned to Conakry on 13 September 2009 and was greeted at the airport by about 60,000 supporters. On 28 September 2009, Diallo participated in a massive opposition protest in Conakry, which was directed against Camara's suspected aspirations to run for president in 2010. He was injured at the protest, in which soldiers opened fire on the protesters and allegedly killed 157 people; three of his ribs were reportedly broken. Subsequently, he was barred from leaving the country for medical treatment on 30 September, but soon afterwards he was transported to Dakar aboard the Senegalese presidential plane, and from there he was flown to Paris for treatment. Diallo placed first in the first round of the 2010 presidential election, but he was defeated by Alpha Condé in the second round. On 25 July 2015, Diallo was named as the UFDG's candidate for the 2015 presidential election at a party congress; he was also re-elected to lead the party for another five years. The UFDG nominated Diallo as president in the 2020 Guinean presidential election. Diallo received only 33% of the vote but declared himself the victor. This prompted riots which led to over 30 deaths as well as barricades around Diallo's home and the UFDG's headquarters. Ten days after the election, Diallo's house arrest was lifted. In September 2021, Cellou Dalein Diallo supports the putschists who carried out the 2021 coup. References 1952 births Living people 20th-century Guinean economists Union of Democratic Forces of Guinea politicians People from Labé Fula people Gamal Abdel Nasser University of Conakry alumni 21st-century Guinean economists Environment ministers of Guinea Fisheries ministers of Guinea Infrastructure ministers of Guinea Public works ministers of Guinea Transport ministers of Guinea