Ibrahima Fofana

Ibrahima Fofana (12 January 1952 – 16 April 2010) was a Guinean trade unionist.

For the former Guinean government minister, see Ibrahima Kassory Fofana.
For the Guinean footballer, see Ibrahima Fofana (footballer).
For the Guinean basketball player, see Ibrahima Kalil Fofana.

Fofana was elected as the leader of the United Trade Union of Guinean Workers by 1995.[1] He played a key role in the January–February 2007 general strike, during which he was injured.[2] He announced the end of the first stage of the strike in a live television broadcast in late January.[3][4]

Fofana was killed in a car accident en route to Fria in 2010.[5]

References
  1. "Rapport du Comité de la Liberté Syndicale" (in French). International Labour Organization. 1996. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  2. Condé, Maséco (23 January 2007). "Dr. Ibrahima Fofana, Secrétaire général de l'USTG". Le Diplomate (in French). Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  3. AFP (29 January 2007). "Guinea awaits new PM after end of strike". France 24. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 24 February 2007.
  4. "Guinea union chief calls off strike". Al Jazeera. 28 January 2007.
  5. "Informations | Guinée : mort du syndicaliste Ibrahima Fofana" [Guinea: death of trade unionist Ibrahima Fofana] (in French). BBCAfrique.com. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 26 May 2022.


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