Karim Bangoura was a Guinea

Guinea

Guinea , officially the Republic of Guinea , is a country in West Africa. Formerly known as French Guinea , it is today sometimes called Guinea-Conakry to distinguish it from its neighbour Guinea-Bissau. Guinea is divided into eight administrative regions and subdivided into thirty-three prefectures...

n diplomat.

Born into a notable Susu

Susu people

The Soso are a major Mande ethnic group living primarily in Guinea. Smaller communities are also located in the neighboring countries of Sierra Leone, Senegal and Mali. The Susu are descendants of the thirteenth century Mali Empire...

 family in Coyah

Coyah

Coyah is a town and sub-prefecture located in western Guinea. It is the capital of Coyah Prefecture.Population 77,103 . -References:...

 in the mid 1920s, Bangoura was originally a school teacher and was an important member of the African Bloc of Guinea. Until 1958 he was a representative to the French Union

French Union

The French Union was a political entity created by the French Fourth Republic to replace the old French colonial system, the "French Empire" and to abolish its "indigenous" status.-History:...

. A one time director of the Guinea Press Agency, he served as Minister of Industry and Mines and from 1969 as Ambassador to the United States. He was arrested in Conakry

Conakry

Conakry is the capital and largest city of Guinea. Conakry is a port city on the Atlantic Ocean and serves as the economic, financial and cultural centre of Guinea with a 2009 population of 1,548,500...

in 1971 for participating in a 1970 coup which was supported by the Portuguese and was executed without trial a year later.