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The Monument du 22 Novembre 1970 is a monument in Conakry Guinea that celebrates the defeat of the attempted coup led by Portuguese troops in 1970 named Operation Green Sea.On 21 November 1970 a group of Portuguese troops assisted by Guinean fighters invaded Conakry from the sea in an attempt to overthrow the Touré regime. They captured Camp Boiro and liberated the prisoners. The camp commandant Siaka Touré managed to hide but General Lansana Diané minister of Defense was captured.
