7 months ago
Hollywood Stars Receive Guinean Citizenship
Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors, who are actors, got citizenship from Guinea.
They found out they have family from there through DNA tests.
A big official in Guinea gave them their new passports in a special event.
They will visit places in Guinea soon.
Other famous people, like Ciara and some African Americans, have also gotten citizenship from African countries.
Guinea is led by a general who won an election last month.
Some people think the election wasn't fair because there weren't many other candidates.
Meagan Good and Jonathan Majors received Guinean citizenship after tracing their ancestry through DNA testing.
The citizenship was awarded in a private ceremony in Conakry on Friday.
The couple is scheduled to tour Guinea's tourist sites on Sunday.
Guinea's junta leader, Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya, was declared the winner of the presidential election last month.
Other public figures, like Ciara and 524 African Americans, have also received citizenship from African countries.
- Who
- Meagan Good, Jonathan Majors
- What
- Received Guinean citizenship
- Where
- Conakry, Guinea
- When
- Friday (ceremony), Sunday (tour)
- Why
- Tracing ancestry to Guinea through DNA testing
Key facts
- Recipients
- Meagan Good, Jonathan Majors
- Country
- Guinea
- Ceremony Location
- Conakry
- Ceremony Date
- Friday
- Tour Date
- Sunday
- Presented By
- Djiba Diakité
- Guinea's Leader
- Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya
- Similar Cases
- Ciara (Benin), 524 African Americans (Ghana)
Quotes
Djiba Diakité
Head of the president's cabinet in Guinea
“We think that you are among the worthy sons and daughters of this Guinea. You represent our country, the red-yellow-green flag all over the world.”
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