Ahmed Sékou Touré

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Ahmed Sékou Touré was a Guinean nationalist leader and the country’s first president, known for his staunch anti-colonial stance, pan-Africanist ideology, and authoritarian rule.

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Ahmed Sékou Touré canonical 3

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instanceOf head of state
human
nationalist leader
pan-Africanist
politician
trade unionist
ally Gamal Abdel Nasser NERFINISHED
Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED
Modibo Keïta NERFINISHED
countryOfBirth French Guinea NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Guinea NERFINISHED
countryOfDeath United States of America
dateOfBirth 1922-01-09
dateOfDeath 1984-03-26
ethnicGroup Mandinka NERFINISHED
familyName Touré NERFINISHED
founded Democratic Party of Guinea NERFINISHED
givenName Ahmed NERFINISHED
headOfGovernmentEnd 1972
headOfGovernmentStart 1956
ideology African socialism NERFINISHED
anti-colonialism
pan-Africanism
implementedPolicy nationalization of key industries in Guinea
one-party political system in Guinea
state control of the economy
influencedBy Kwame Nkrumah NERFINISHED
Marxism
knownFor authoritarian rule
close alliance with Kwame Nkrumah
establishing a one-party state in Guinea
leading Guinea to independence from France
refusing the 1958 French Community constitution
repression of political opposition
languageSpoken French
Mandinka
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf French National Assembly NERFINISHED
General Council of French West Africa NERFINISHED
movement African Democratic Rally NERFINISHED
notableWork leadership of Guinea’s independence movement
officeEnd 1984-03-26
officeStart 1958-10-02
opposedTo French colonial rule in Guinea
placeOfBirth Faranah NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Cleveland NERFINISHED
politicalParty Democratic Party of Guinea – African Democratic Rally NERFINISHED
positionHeld President of Guinea
Prime Minister of Guinea
religion Islam
sexOrGender male
significantEvent 1958 referendum on the French Community
proclamation of Guinea’s independence on 1958-10-02
workLocation Conakry NERFINISHED

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African socialism associatedWithLeader Ahmed Sékou Touré
Conakry International Airport namedAfter Ahmed Sékou Touré