United States authorities announced on Friday they are imposing sanctions against Guinea's former leader Alpha Condé .
US announces sanctions against Guinea's former leader
A torn billboard of former President of Guinea, Alpha Condé
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The sanctions are related to violence against opponents before being ousted in a coup in 2021 .
The former Guinean leader will have his US assets frozen . All transactions involving Alpha Condé will also be criminalized .
Condé became the first democratically elected president of Guinea in 2010 but after two terms was accused of rising authoritarianism, culminating in a bloody crackdown against protestors in 2020 .
According to the US Treasury Department, Alpha Condé, who is now 84 years old, was engaged in "serious human rights abuse" .