Ahmed Sékou Touré
Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; 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.
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| File:Sekou Toure usgov-83-08641.jpg Sékou Touré during an official visit to the United States in 1982 | |
| 1st President of Guinea | |
| In office October 2, 1958 – March 26, 1984 | |
| Prime Minister | Louis Lansana Beavogui |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Louis Lansana Beavogui |
| 1st Prime Minister of Guinea | |
| In office 2 October 1956 – 26 April 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Louis Lansana Beavogui |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 9, 1922 Faranah, French Guinea |
| Died | March 26, 1984 (aged 62) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. |
| Nationality | Guinean |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Marie N'Daw (1947-1952) Andrée Touré (1953-1984) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | 22x20px Guinea |
In 1960, he declared his Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique de Guinée, PDG) the only legal party in the state. He ruled from then on as a dictator. He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms since there was no legal opposition. Under his rule many people were killed.
In October 2021, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the October 1971 massacre, relatives of 70 Guineans executed under the Sékou Touré regime asked President Mamady Doumbouya for rehabilitation and a dignified burial for the victims.
Ahmed Sékou Touré Media
Samori Ture was the founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic state in present-day Guinea that resisted French colonial rule in West Africa from 1882 until his capture in 1898.
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Portrait of Ahmed Sékou Touré
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Sékou Touré visiting Yugoslavia in 1961
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Sékou Touré visiting Romania in 1979
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Andree Touré, his wife and the first lady of Guinea
U.S. President Jimmy Carter welcoming Sékou Touré outside the White House, Washington, D.C., 1979
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Sékou Touré with U.S. President Ronald Reagan, 1982
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Ribbon bar: Legion of Honour, Grand Cross rank
Order of the Companions of O.R. Tambo (ribbon bar)
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Other websites
- 1959 Time magazine cover story about Sékou Touré
- WebGuinee - Sekou Toure Archived 2018-03-18 at the Wayback Machine Publishes full text of books and articles as well photos of Sekou Toure
- Camp Boiro Memorial. Extensive list of reports and articles on the notorious political prison where thousands of victims of the dictatorship of Sekou Toure disappeared between 1960 and 1984.
- More information about Ahmed Sékou Touré (French)
- BBC Radio: President Sekou Toure Defends One-Party Rule (1959).
- Conflict history: Guinea, 11 May 2007. International Crisis Group.
- 1st page on the French National Assembly website
- 2nd page on the French National Assembly website