▁Kar im ▁Bang ou ra ▁( c . ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁– ▁ 1 9 7 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Gu ine an ▁diplom at . ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁notable ▁Sus u ▁family ▁in ▁Co y ah ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Bang ou ra ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁school ▁teacher ▁and ▁was ▁an ▁important ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁African ▁B loc ▁of ▁Guinea . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 5 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁French ▁Union . ▁ ▁A ▁one - time ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Gu ine an ▁Press ▁Agency , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁Indust ry ▁and ▁M ines ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁Con ak ry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁for ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁attempted ▁coup ▁which ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Portuguese , ▁and ▁was ▁executed ▁without ▁trial ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Gu ine an ▁polit icians ▁Category : Gu ine an ▁diplom ats ▁Category : Gu ine an ▁school te ach ers ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Am b ass adors ▁of ▁Guinea ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Co y ah ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁uncertain ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁Guinea ▁Category : Exec uted ▁Gu ine an ▁people ▁Category : Exec uted ▁polit icians ▁Category : Pe