Touré, Ahmed Sékou, 1922-1984
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Ahmed Sékou Touré was the first president of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. A devout Muslim from the Mandinka ethnic group, Sékou Touré was the great-grandson of the powerful Mandinka Muslim cleric Samori Ture who established an independent Islamic rule in part of West Africa. In 1960, he declared his Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique de Guinée, PDG) the only legal party in the state, and ruled from then on as a virtual dictator. He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms in the absence of any legal opposition. Under his rule many people were killed, including at the notorious Camp Boiro.
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| associatedWith | Attwood, William, 1919- |
| associatedWith | Baraka, Amiri, 1934- |
| associatedWith | Bond, Julian, 1940- |
| associatedWith | Corrigan, Robert Foster, 1914- |
| associatedWith | Corrigan, Robert Foster, 1914- |
| associatedWith | Elder, Alfonso, 1898-1974. |
| associatedWith | Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986. |
| associatedWith | Sellers, Cleveland, 1944- |
| associatedWith | Tambo, Oliver, 1917- |
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Birth 1922-01-09
Death 1984-03-26
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