Bissandugu

Bissandugu (French: Bissandougou) is a city in southwestern Guinea. In the nineteenth century, it was the base for Samori Ture, a Malinke warlord who named the city in 1878 as the capital of his Wassoulou Empire (1861-1890). Ture was known for his resistance to French colonial forces and prevailed against them and smaller African states for years.

On April 9, 1891, the city was attacked and burned by French forces commanded by Colonel Louis Archinard. The French colonial administration re-established control in the area.[1]

After Guinea attained independence, Ture's great-grandson, Ahmed Sékou Touré, was elected as its first president.

References

  1. ↑ "The Big Read: Samory Toure the West African Empire Builder", The Observer (The Gambia), 12 September 2008, accessed 1 May 2014

Coordinates: 9°55′59″N 9°09′23″W / 9.93306°N 9.15639°W / 9.93306; -9.15639

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