On 23 December 2008 it was announced that President Lansana Conté of Guinea (you might say French Guinea) had died. Aboubacar Somparé, as President of the National Assembly, was Conté's constitutional successor, and the military proudly stood by him as he announced that he would call on the Supreme Court to name him president. Six hours later, that same group of military officers held another news conference to announce, "What Constitution?" and set up the National Council for Democracy and Development headed by by Capt. Moussa Dadis Camara (how is in that in Africa you don't have to be a general to take over the government?).
So, there, it seems like President-elect Obama was pretty smart to keep Robert Gates on. Unless some Army captain at Ft. Hood or something pops up and declares the election and consistitution an obstacle to "democracy and development."
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