ahmed sekou toure biography

President of Guinea Ahmed Sékou Touré died on this day in 1984

Ahmed Sékou Touré rose to prominence as one of the key figures who fought for West African independence from European colonizers. Touré was the president of Guinea from 1958 until his death on this day in 1984. Touré was born January 9, 1922, in Faranah, French Guinea, to a poor family. As a Muslim, Touré…