Lauriane Doumbouya
Lauriane Doumbouya | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Guinea | |
| Assumed role 5 September 2021 | |
| President | Mamady Doumbouya |
| Preceded by | Djene Kaba Condé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lauriane Darboux Chabeuil, France |
| Spouse | Mamady Doumbouya |
| Children | 4 |
Lauriane Doumbouya (née Darboux) is the French First Lady of Guinea since 5 September 2021. She is the wife of the interim President of Guinea, Mamady Doumbouya.
Biography
Career in France
Lauriane Darboux was born in Chabeuil, France. She completed a three-month assistant gendarme training course at the Tulle school in 2005. She met her future husband Mamady Doumbouya at that time. A good horseback rider, she joined the Republican Guard in 2006.[1]
The same year, she was trained as a non-commissioned officer in Libourne. She then returned to her native town, Chabeuil, and her career as gendarme kicked off. She received bonuses for exceptional results in 2011 and 2014.[1] She became a judicial police officer at the gendarmerie in April 2016 and maréchal des logis-chef[2] in 2017.[1]
Until only a few weeks before her departure for Africa, she was posted to the Burglary Investigation and Intervention Brigade in Valence, Drôme.[2]
First Lady of Guinea
When her husband took power in the 2021 Guinean coup d'état, Lauriane became the First Lady of Guinea. She was not known in Guinea. She was present at her husband's inauguration on October 1, 2021.[2] In 2023, she offered condolences after deadly summer floods in Coyah and Kindia. She presided the Miss Guinée 2023 ceremony. In 2024, she engaged in multiple diplomatic activities.[1]
Personal life
Darboux's family is from the south of France.[1][3][4] Since 2011, she is married to the Guinean interim president Mamady Doumbouya, whom she met shortly after his arrival in France, in 2005.[1] The couple have four children (a daughter and three sons).[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Tijani, Achraf (2024-09-03). "Lauriane Doumbouya, The Mysterious French First Lady Of Guinea Steps Into The Limelight". Worldcrunch. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ a b c "Politique. Une gendarme drômoise Première dame de la Guinée". www.ledauphine.com (in French). 2021-10-30. Retrieved 2025-09-29.
- ^ Zimmerman, Thomas (2021-10-30). "Une gendarme drômoise Première dame de la Guinée". Le Dauphiné libéré.
- ^ "Ancienne gendarme de la Drôme, Lauriane Darboux est devenue Première dame de Guinée". L'Indépendant. 2021-10-30.
- ^ Thomas, Abdul Rashid (2021-09-06). "Is dissent an act of faith in a democracy? Lessons from the Guinean military coup". Sierra Leone Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2021-09-07. Retrieved 2021-09-07.
- ^ "12 Quick Facts about Guinea's coup leader Mamady Doumbouya - P.M. News". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 2021-09-05.