Kelefa Diallo

General Souleymane Kelefa Diallo was chief of staff of the Guinean Army. Born to Elhadj Kelefa Diallo and Fatoumata Diakité. He was a graduate of the University of Conakry and an army school in Thies, [Senegal.] He and several military officials were killed on February 11, 2013, when their CASA 235 crashed near the town of Charlesville, near Harbel, Liberia, about 8 kilometers away from Roberts [International Airport]. At his funeral, which took place at the Palais [du Peuple (Guinea)|Palais du Peuple] he was decorated by the President Alpha Condé. Diallo was one of the leaders who had seized power in Guinea in 2008.