Ahmed Sékou Touré

Profile

Full Name: Ahmed Sékou Touré
January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984
Notable: Politician
Nationality: Guinean

Media

YouTube Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmkj1D7J7HI

Podcast

Show Notes

Ahmed Sékou Touré was a politician in Guinea (previously French Guinea) who worked with other politicians to found the African Democratic Rally and was elected to the French National Assembly. Touré helped to lead Guinea’s campaign for independence from France and served for 26 years as the newly independent country’s first president.

Works Cited

• Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. “Sékou Touré.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 Apr. 2019, www.britannica.com/biography/Sekou-Toure.

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