Ahmed Sékou Touré
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Ahmed Sékou Touré | |
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Date and place of birth | January 9, 1922 Faranah, Guinea |
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Claimed religion | Muslim |
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Date & Place of Death | March 26, 1984 Cleveland, USA |
Dictatorial career | |
Country | Guinea |
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Political beliefs | Socialism Marxism |
Political party | Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain |
Date of dictatorship | October 2, 1958 – March 26, 1984 |
Wars started | n/a |
Number of deaths attributed | n/a |
Ahmed Sékou Touré (b.January 9, 1922 - d.March 26, 1984) was the dictator of Guinea. At first he fought for the indepence from Guinea. After his socialist party "Parti Démocratique de Guinée-Rassemblement Démocratique Africain," was the strongest power in Guinea, Touré was the first president of Guinea. He used the relationships to the Soviet Union and constructed a dictatorship. Thousands of oppositionals were tortured and liquidated. After his death Lansana Conte took the power in a military coup.[1]