1882    The Anglo-French Convention of 1882 marks the territorial boundaries between Guinea and Sierra Leone.

1958    France ratifies a new Constitution of France; the French Fifth Republic is then formed upon the formal adoption of the new constitution on October 4. Guinea rejects the new constitution, voting for independence instead.

1958    Guinea declares its independence from France.

1958    Guinea joins the United Nations.

1959    Launch of the National Liberation Committee of Côte d'Ivoire in Conakry, Guinea.

1983    A North Korean Ilyushin Il-62M jet en route to Conakry Airport in Guinea crashes into the Fouta Djallon mountains in Guinea-Bissau, killing all 23 people on board.

2009    The military junta leading Guinea, headed by Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, sexually assaulted, killed and wounded protesters during a protest rally in a stadium called Stade du 28 Septembre.