Ahmed Sékou Touré: Difference between revisions

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{{Villain_Infobox

|image = ~~[[File:~~Ahmed_Sekou_Toure.jpg~~|thumb|275px]]~~

|image = Ahmed_Sekou_Toure.jpg

|fullname = Ahmed Sékou Touré

|alias =

|alias = None.

|origin = Faranah, Guinea

|occupation = President of Guinea (1958 - 1984)

|~~type of villain~~ = ~~Tyrant~~

|skills = ???

|goals =

|hobby = None.

|crimes = Slavery Authoritarianism [[Torture]] Mass [[murder]] Unlawful detention

|goals = ???

|~~hobby~~ = }}{{Quote|Guinea prefers poverty in freedom to riches in slavery.|Ahmed Sékou Touré}}'''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.

|crimes = Slavery

Authoritarianism

[[Torture]]

Mass [[murder]]

Unlawful detention

|type of villain = Tyrant}} {{Quote|Guinea prefers poverty in freedom to riches in slavery.|Ahmed Sékou Touré}}

'''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. Under his rule, many people were killed and imprisoned including at the notorious Camp Boiro.

Domestically, Sékou Touré pursued socialist economic policies, including nationalizations of banks, energy and transportation; in foreign affairs, he joined the Non-Aligned Movement and developed very close relations with [[Mao Zedong]] and the People's Republic of China.

==Presidency==

In 1960, Touré declared the PDG to be the only legal party, though the country had effectively been a one-party state since independence. For the next 24 years, Touré effectively held all governing power in the nation. He was elected to a seven-year term as president in 1961; as leader of the PDG he was the only candidate. He was reelected unopposed in 1968, 1974 and 1982. Every five years, a single list of PDG candidates was returned to the National Assembly.

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 {{Villain_Infobox
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+|image = Ahmed_Sekou_Toure.jpg
 |fullname = Ahmed Sékou Touré
-|alias =
+|alias = None.
 |origin = Faranah, Guinea
 |occupation = President of Guinea (1958 - 1984)
-|type of villain = Tyrant
+|skills = ???
-|goals =
+|hobby = None.
-|crimes = Slavery<br>Authoritarianism<br>[[Torture]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Unlawful detention
+|goals = ???
-|hobby = }}{{Quote|Guinea prefers poverty in freedom to riches in slavery.|Ahmed Sékou Touré}}'''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.
+|crimes = Slavery<br>
+Authoritarianism<br>
+[[Torture]]<br>
+Mass [[murder]]<br>
+Unlawful detention
+|type of villain = Tyrant}} {{Quote|Guinea prefers poverty in freedom to riches in slavery.|Ahmed Sékou Touré}}
+'''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. Under his rule, many people were killed and imprisoned including at the notorious Camp Boiro.
 Domestically, Sékou Touré pursued socialist economic policies, including nationalizations of banks, energy and transportation; in foreign affairs, he joined the Non-Aligned Movement and developed very close relations with [[Mao Zedong]] and the People's Republic of China.
 ==Presidency==
 In 1960, Touré declared the PDG to be the only legal party, though the country had effectively been a one-party state since independence. For the next 24 years, Touré effectively held all governing power in the nation. He was elected to a seven-year term as president in 1961; as leader of the PDG he was the only candidate. He was reelected unopposed in 1968, 1974 and 1982. Every five years, a single list of PDG candidates was returned to the National Assembly.