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Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984.
Sékou Touré was the first president of the Republic of Guinea (1958–84) and a leading African politician. Although his parents were poor and uneducated, Touré claimed to be the grandson of Samory, a military leader who resisted French rule at the end of the 19th century, long after many other.
Feb 14, 2024 · Ahmed Sékou Touré was a pivotal figure in African politics, renowned for his instrumental role in Guinea’s fight for independence from French colonial rule and his subsequent leadership of the country as its first President from 1958 until his death in 1984.
Ahmed Sékou Touré , né le 9 janvier 1922 à Faranah et mort le 26 mars 1984 à Cleveland (États-Unis), est un homme d'État guinéen. Il est le premier président de la république de Guinée, assurant cette fonction de l'indépendance du pays, en octobre 1958, à sa mort.
Feb 14, 2009 · Ahmed Sékou Touré, first president of Guinea, trade unionist, Pan-Africanist and authoritarian leader, was born on January 9, 1922, at Faranah, Guinea, a town on the banks of the Niger River. His parents, Alpha Touré and Aminata Fadiga were peasant farmers of the Malinké ethnic group.
Mar 27, 2019 · Ahmed Sékou Touré (born January 9, 1922, died March 26, 1984) was one of the foremost figures in the struggle for West African independence, the first President of Guinea, and a leading Pan-African. He was initially considered a moderate Islamic African leader but became one of Africa's most oppressive Big Men.
Mar 28, 1984 · Mr. Toure ruled sternly, foiling repeated coup and assassination plots and drawing charges from Amnesty International and other human rights organizations that his rule was highly...
Jan 25, 2024 · Ahmed Sékou Touré, the first post-colonial president of Guinea (1958–1984), understood that fighting imperialism requires collective action across racial and ethnic lines. Touré is best remembered for organizing an electoral rejection of a new French constitution on September 28th, 1958, which prompted immediate political independence for ...
Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ; January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who became the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984.
Mar 28, 1984 · Ahmed Sekou Toure, the President of Guinea for 26 years and a symbol of African independence and defiance, died Monday in a Cleveland heart clinic. He was 62 years old.
