Samori Touré
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Samori Touré was a 19th-century West African military leader and founder of the Wassoulou Empire, known for his prolonged resistance against French colonial expansion.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samori | 1 |
| Samori Touré canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-colonial leader
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military leader ⓘ person ⓘ ruler ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
Upper Niger region
NERFINISHED
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present-day Côte d’Ivoire ⓘ present-day Guinea ⓘ present-day Mali ⓘ present-day Sierra Leone ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ndjolé, Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | French colonial forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
British colonial interests in West Africa
ⓘ
French Third Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ French colonial army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Wassoulou Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
c. 1830
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c. 1835 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1900-06-02 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dyula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Touré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded | Wassoulou Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Samori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDescendant | Ahmed Sékou Touré NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | anti-colonial movements in West Africa ⓘ |
| knownFor |
guerrilla warfare tactics
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prolonged resistance to French colonial expansion ⓘ state-building in West Africa ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Arabic
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Dyula ⓘ Mandinka ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | died in exile ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| movement | resistance to French colonialism ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Franco-Samorian Wars
NERFINISHED
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capture by French forces in 1898 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
creation of the Wassoulou Empire
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military resistance against French expansion in West Africa ⓘ |
| partOf | 19th-century West African history ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Miniambaladougou
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Guinea ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Gabon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ndjolé NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Almami of the Wassoulou Empire
NERFINISHED
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founder of the Wassoulou Empire ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| yearOfCapture | 1898 ⓘ |
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Samori