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Ahmed Sékou Touré

1922 - 1984

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Ahmed Sékou Touré (var. Sheku Turay or Ture; N'Ko: ߛߋߞߎ߬ ߕߎ߬ߙߋ; 9 January 1922 – 26 March 1984) was a Guinean political leader and African statesman who was the first president of Guinea from 1958 until his death in 1984. Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. He would later die in the United States in 1984. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ahmed Sékou Touré is the 2,461st most popular politician (down from 2,320th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Guinea (down from 1st in 2019) and the most popular Guinean Politician.

Ahmed Sékou Touré was the president of Guinea from 1958 to 1984. He was most famous for his socialist policies and for leading Guinea to independence from France.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 2,461 out of 19,576. Before him are Vitiges, Peter, King of Hungary, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang, Oswiu, Win Myint, and Empress Go-Sakuramachi. After him are Boris Johnson, Joseph Wenzel I, Prince of Liechtenstein, Hyojong of Joseon, Lennart Meri, Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., and Eystein II of Norway.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 37. Before him are Joan Fuster, Iannis Xenakis, Telly Savalas, Clair Cameron Patterson, Vittorio Gassman, and Jason Robards. After him are Stanley Cohen, Otto Carius, Nándor Hidegkuti, Julius Nyerere, Nikolay Basov, and Miguel Muñoz. Among people deceased in 1984, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 22. Before him are Stanislaw Ulam, Carl Ferdinand Cori, Ed Gein, Martin Ryle, Pyotr Kapitsa, and Vicente Aleixandre. After him are Martin Niemöller, Ray Kroc, Janaki Ammal, Karl Wolff, Anna Anderson, and Sam Peckinpah.

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In Guinea

Among people born in Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 2 out of 49. Before him are Robert Sarah (1945). After him are Alpha Condé (1938), Lansana Conté (1934), Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Mory Kanté (1950), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Solomana Kante (1922), and Hadja Saran Daraba Kaba (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In Guinea

Among politicians born in Guinea, Ahmed Sékou Touré ranks 1. After him are Alpha Condé (1938), Lansana Conté (1934), Sundiata Keita (1190), Samori Ture (1830), Louis Lansana Beavogui (1923), Nanfadima Magassouba (null), Moussa Dadis Camara (1964), Eugène Camara (1942), Jean-Marie Doré (1938), Mohamed Said Fofana (1952), and Ahmed Tidiane Souaré (1951).

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