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Samori Ture
Almamy, Faama
| Samory Toure | |
|---|---|
| Reign | – |
| Predecessor | position established |
| Successor | position abolished |
| Born | c.&#; Manyambaladugu |
| Died | June 2, () (aged&#;71–72) Gabon |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Samory Toure (c.&#; – June 2, ), also known as Samori Toure, Samory Touré, or Almamy Samore Lafiya Toure, was a MalinkeMuslimcleric, military strategist, and founder of the Wassoulou Empire, an Islamic empire that was stretched across present-day north and eastern Guinea, north-eastern Sierra Leone, southern Mali, northern Côte d'Ivoire and part of southern Burkina Faso.
A deeply religious Muslim of the Maliki school of religious jurisprudence of Sunni Islam, he organized his empire and justified its expansion with Islamic principles. Toure resisted French colonial rule in West Africa from until his capture in
He was the great-grandfather of Guinea's first president, Ahmed Sékou Touré.[1]
Early life and career
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