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

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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