Ahmed Sékou Touré, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ahmed Sékou Touré

President of Guinea

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1922

Place of Birth: Faranah, Faranah Region, Guinea

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1984

Profession: politician

Nationality: France, Guinea

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ahmed Sékou Touré (var.
Ahmed Sheku Turay) (January 9, 1922 – March 26, 1984) was a Guinean political leader who was the first President of Guinea, serving from 1958 until his death in 1984.
Touré was among the primary Guinean nationalists involved in gaining independence of the country from France. A devout Muslim from the Mandinka ethnic group, Sékou Touré was the great grandson of the powerful Mandinka Muslim cleric Samori Toure who established an independent Islamic rule in part of West Africa.
In 1960, he declared his Democratic Party of Guinea (Parti démocratique de Guinée, PDG) the only legal party in the state, and ruled from then on as a virtual dictator.
He was re-elected unopposed to four seven-year terms in the absence of any legal opposition.